A new round of indictments expands the June charges against eight defendants accused of conspiracy, threats, and vandalism targeting university officials, homes, businesses, and the Jewish Federation of Detroit.

The case cites incidents such as fake bloody corpses placed in a board member’s yard and spray-painting anti-Israel messages at former President Santa Ono’s home in 2024.

MacKeen-Shapiro and Vonbargen were set for initial court appearances, while Fisher and Sharma were at large at the time of reporting.

Prosecutors say Sharma instructed co-defendants to remove a participant from chats when investigators sought to execute a search warrant in 2025.

U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. and FBI Detroit officials stressed accountability and the ongoing legal process against those involved.

They asserted that people who threaten or terrorize the community will be held to account and praised the ongoing law enforcement effort.

Authorities were visible at the intersection of State Street and Kingsley Street around mid-afternoon Thursday.

The FBI did not respond to a request for comment from The Daily.

Prosecutors allege the group used encrypted messaging, social media, and overseas platforms to research, target, and attack victims, and publicly posted attack photos with threats.

Chris Page of the Ann Arbor Police Department confirmed federal activity in the city but said it was not immigration/ICE-related.

The story notes ongoing fallout and legal proceedings, including reactions from lawyers representing pro-Palestinian activists.

The indictment references plotting poisoning of a university official and targeting another official’s family, with coded threats discussed in encrypted chats.