‘Commander Butcher,’ allegedly planning terror attacks in NYC, indicted in Brooklyn

July 16, 2024 Brooklyn Eagle Staff

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DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — AN ALLEGED GEORGIAN TERRORIST, Michail Chkhikvishvili, also known as “Mishka” and “Commander Butcher,” was indicted in Federal Court in Brooklyn Monday and charged with soliciting hate crimes and acts of mass violence in New York City — including distributing poisoned candy to minority and Jewish children in Brooklyn. Chkhikvishvili, who stayed with his grandmother in Brooklyn, is allegedly a leader of the “Maniacs Murder Cult,” an international violent extremist group. Chkhikvishvili wrote that he has “murdered for the white race” and encouraged others to commit acts of mass violence and “ethnic cleansing,” such as school shootings and mass killings targeting racial minorities, the Jewish community and other so-called “undesirables.” In Nov. 2023, he planned an attack which involved dressing as Santa Claus and handing out candy laced with poison to racial minorities and distributing poison to children at local Jewish schools.

“His goal was to spread hatred, fear and destruction by encouraging bombings, arson and even poisoning children for the purpose of harming racial minorities, the Jewish community and homeless individuals,” United States Attorney Peace said in a release Tuesday.

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