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Two men, Adeeb Nasir (58) and Adil Justice Ahmed Nasir (31), were arrested in Magna, Utah, after planting a live explosive under a FOX 13 media vehicle in Salt Lake City. The device was lit, but it just failed to detonate.

Here’s how prosecutors are treating it so far:

Filed Charges (As Reported)

What the Final Charge Sheet Should Look Like

(if prosecutors pursued the full weight of state + federal law)

Even if prosecutors wanted to skip the “lesser” charges (like drug/firearm nexus) and go for the big ones only, the final list should at a minimum read:

That’s the true weight of what Adeeb and Adil Nasir did. Instead, authorities shaved it down to a smaller package enough to jail them quietly, but not sufficient to force the “terrorism” label.

The Family Connection

Restricted Persons

Both men are classified as restricted persons, legally barred from possessing firearms. That status can be triggered by:

Yet inside their home, authorities found firearms, bomb components, narcotics, and “hoax WMDs.” In other words, the law was supposed to stop them, but it didn’t.

Proof of Ideology

Authorities won’t say it, but here’s the truth:

At their home, banners tell the story:

The FBI calls the motive “unknown.” But the evidence in their own yard makes it obvious.

What If the Bomb Had Gone Off?

The device was placed under a FOX 13 News vehicle, parked next to an occupied building in Salt Lake City.

This wasn’t just a failed act of terror. It was another glaring proof that our national security apparatus has failed us again, and every time they bury it under ‘motive unknown,’ they prove the failure is by design.

The Mugshot Mystery

First, you’ll notice there are no mugshots online for Adeeb or Adil Nasir — even though they face charges as serious as WMD, terrorism, and attempted arson.

I filed a GRAMA request (#25-2257) with the Salt Lake County Sheriff demanding their booking photos, intake sheets, and affidavits. The Sheriff’s office responded that mugshots are protected under Utah Code 63G-2-305(81)(a) unless:

Just curious, why do other mugshots pop up immediately, like Tyler Robinson (the alleged assassin of Charlie Kirk), yet not for the Nasir father and son?

Instead of photos, we received the public booking sheets, which show the charges, arrest times, and booking details, but no images.

As you can see:

That leaves two explanations:

(1) The identical 1:00 AM arrest times on consecutive days suggest a clerical error (the odds of both arrests happening at exactly the same time on back-to-back days are slim).

(2) If not a mistake, then Adil was held for over 24 hours before being booked — possibly to give investigators leverage or coordinate Adeeb’s arrest and the federal search.

Either way, the refusal to release mugshots, the lack of details, and now three days later with no major coverage or press conference from Utah’s governor or the FBI, all fit the same pattern: bury the faces, blur the timeline, and call the motive “unknown.”