{"id":53544,"date":"2025-04-07T15:35:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T22:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbs26.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/07\/veteran-arrested-for-making-terrorist-threats-against-mosque-in-arizona\/"},"modified":"2025-04-07T15:35:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T22:35:27","slug":"veteran-arrested-for-making-terrorist-threats-against-mosque-in-arizona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cbs26.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/07\/veteran-arrested-for-making-terrorist-threats-against-mosque-in-arizona\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran arrested for making terrorist threats against mosque in Arizona"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gray-kpho-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/https:\/do0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net\/04-07-2025\/t_c11a0475db5a4571940daeb46fa74ca5_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_.jpg?auth=0119de0c0081dab16d18da410b3887689a5b442105d892faf9a623b785bbc56c&#038;width=1200&#038;height=600&#038;smart=true\"><\/p>\n<div>Avondale police officers arrested 37-year-old Michael Hanson after they say officers found him outside the West Valley Islamic Center in Avondale two weeks ago. 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