Queens DA paralegal accused of plot to blow up migrant shelter because of the noise

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Sunday, September 29, 2024
Paralegal for Queens DA accused of plot to bomb migrant shelter
Police say Derek Klever, 27, threatened to blow up the Kamway Lodge in Elmhurst because of the noise.

ELMHURST, Queens (WABC) -- A paralegal for the Queens District Attorney's Office could be going to prison - accused of a plot to blow up a migrant shelter.

Police say Derek Klever, 27, threatened to blow up the Kamway Lodge in Elmhurst because of the noise. A complaint said he was fed up with migrants 'having a party at 8 in the morning.'

A search of Klever's home nearby turned up evidence he was building a device that combined fireworks and nails.

Klever was arraigned and pleaded not guilty on charges of making a terroristic threat, and criminal possession of a weapon.

He has been fired.

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