A “transgender woman” who evidently has Nazi beliefs has reportedly been arrested for plotting a racially motivated mass shooting.
The authorities were first alerted to suspect Elizabeth Ballesteros West, a 56-year-old man who identifies as a woman, when he posted to a transgender women’s support group page in September, according to The Oregonian.
He wrote in the group that he was “at the end of my rope,” that he was being bullied by “transphobic” co-workers, and that he had no other alternative. All this was posted above a photo of two guns.
West added in the post that he intended to “go out in a blaze of glory” and “do what I have to do and pray for the gods to forgive me.”
Transgender individual Elizabeth Ballesteros West, 56, arrested for planning violence against Jews and Black individuals. Accused of transphobia at work, using Nazi imagery, and possessing an arsenal of guns and ammunition. Currently held in Lane County Jail. pic.twitter.com/JdEn0yn60X
— BANNED❌ (@HoleSpec) January 18, 2024
Investigators soon discovered other violent rhetoric that West had posted to the social media platform X where he’d expressed hatred of Jews, black people, and immigrants. He’d also posted photos of other guns and a Nazi flag.
“The posts reference white supremacist tropes and how [he] was proud of how Nazis ‘herded’ Jewish people into gas chambers during the Holocaust,” The Oregonian notes.
Fast-forward to this past Tuesday, when FBI agents searched West’s home and car and subsequently seized a pistol, 11 handguns, 16 rifles, tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition, a “Black shadow journal,” and drawings/notes.
On page one of his journal, he reportedly wrote, “Blood, death, self torture self hatred wicked thoughts of mass murder at the gloved hands of the veil mistress.”
He was arrested last Friday and is being held in a local jail.
Transgender male arrested by the FBI in Oregon for threatening a mass shooting against Jews, Black people and his ‘Transphobic’ co-workers.
Elizabeth Ballesteros West, 56, who identifies as a woman, was found with a huge stockpile of 16 rifles, 11 handguns and thousands of… pic.twitter.com/MCPhDyx4WJ
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) January 17, 2024
According to The Oregonian, FBI agents had met with West several times prior to his arrest, during which time they’d discovered that he suffers from bipolar disorder, dissociative disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
The agents met with his “mental health providers” last Thursday after he signed a release.
“The mental health workers told the agents that if West didn’t receive mental health treatment and had access to guns, they believed she would be a danger to herself and others,” according to The Oregonian.
Making matters worse, West refused to relinquish his guns, claiming he needed them for protection.
The FBI concluded afterward that West’s social media posts, in addition to all his weapons, “constitutes an interstate threat.”
West expressed a “clear violent animus toward specific minority groups” while showing off weapons and indicating a “willingness to elevate her original threat of violence towards minority groups,” an FBI agent wrote in the affidavit used to arrest West.
Now that he’s been arrested, critics are wondering why his arrest has received zero coverage from the major networks, including ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, NBC, etc.
A trans Nazi, going after transphobic, Jews and blacks. How will the left spin it? Clearly a racist white nationalist but how will they reconcile the attack on transphobic individuals? When in doubt bury the story?
— son of liberty (@noob08050) January 17, 2024
The answer likely lies with the fact that West is “transgender,” and that the media would rather bury the story so that “transgender” folks aren’t “stigmatized” by this one “lone” crazy man’s actions.
The problem is he isn’t alone, and the number of “transgender” shooters and wannabe shooters has exploded in recent years.
My shocked face… pic.twitter.com/U99bo7xKJ9
— 2A Buff Bill (Formally Clark) (@2ABuffBill) January 17, 2024
Earlier this very month, a so-called “genderfluid” male who uses “he/they” pronouns, Dylan Butler, killed a sixth-grade boy and injured five others during a mass shooting at Iowa’s Perry High School.
The most famous “transgender” shooter is Aubrey “Aiden” Hale, who killed three 9-year-old kids and three adults during a mass shooting last March before being killed herself by police.
In light of all these shootings and planned shootings, many critics believe it’s time for a national conversation on trans violence:
Are we gonna have a conversation about the trans violence problem yet?
— Washingtons ghost (@hartgoat) January 17, 2024
Gender dysphoria is mental illness and mental illness leads to the majority of violent crime in America.
Until we recognize this truth there will just be more and more of these trans terrorists.
Transgender terrorism is the greatest violent threat to the American people.
— Paul A. Szypula (@Bubblebathgirl) January 17, 2024
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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