Hillsboro man pleads guilty to hate crime after planning mass shooting of 3,000 women at Ohio college campus

A Hillsboro man joined a misogynistic online hate group, acquired an AR-15-style rifle and conducted surveillance of an Ohio university campus. Then he Googled: “When does preparing for a crime become an attempt?” The answer, which arrived in the form of Highland County sheriff’s deputies and federal prosecutors: Before he Googled it. Tres Genco, 22, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to federal charges of plotting to commit a hate crime as part of his planning to kill 3,000 women on an Ohio college campus. He could spend the rest of his life in prison. Federal court documents indicate Genco identified as an “incel” or "involuntary celibates." According to a Domestic Terrorism Threat Assessment done by the state of Texas, "involuntary celibates" (incels) are described as an emerging domestic terrorism threat – citing acts or threats of violence in furtherance of their social grievance against women. MORE: https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/highland-county/hillsboro-man-pleads-guilty-to-hate-crime-after-planning-mass-shooting-of-3-000-women-at-ohio-college-campus