Nearly four months after a truck attack in New Orleans took the life of 14 and injured dozens, a man believed to have helped carry out the act of terrorism has been arrested in Iraq.
The Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq said they arrested “a person involved in inciting the car-ramming incident.” While no name has been released, officials added that the individual in custody is associated with the terrorist organization ISIS. He will stand trial under the country’s counter terrorism law.
During the early hours of Jan. 1, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, wreaked havoc on Bourbon Street when purposely driving a rental vehicle at high speeds into the crowded area. He was eventually shot and killed by law enforcement, bringing the total death count from the incident up to 15.
Afterward, the Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed Din-Jabbar was associated with ISIS as law enforcement found a flag representing the group inside the vehicle used during the attack. Din-Jabbar, a Texas native and U.S. military veteran, had traveled to New Orleans on multiple occasions to scope out the area and plan the attack.
The arrest of another individual comes as law enforcement previously said they did not believe anyone else was acting alongside Jabbar.
Of the victims killed during the attack, two were from Mississippi. Nikyra Dedeaux, 18, was from Gulfport, and Matthew Tenedorio, 25, was from Carriere. A University of Mississippi student was also critically injured but is moving through the recovery process.
