Orange Park man accused of instructing Sept. 11th memorial event bombing found competent

Jacksonville, FL — The Orange Park man accused of a terror-related charge has been found competent by a federal judge.

Court documents claim Joshua Goldberg sent information on how to make a bomb to a person he believed was going to plant at a September 11th memorial event in Kansas City.   Goldberg’s instructions even included how to inflict the most damage with the device- like dipping shrapnel in rat poison- according to the indictment. The person speaking with Goldberg was actually a confidential informant.

According to Goldberg's attorney, a preliminary hearing has been scheduled for August.

He had been found incompetent three times, dating back to 2015.

Prosecutors say Goldberg admitted to giving the instructions, but he believed the person he was speaking with wasn’t going to follow through. The indictment says Goldberg planned to tell law enforcement if the device was actually planted, making himself a hero.

Goldberg was first ruled incompetent to stand trial in December 2015, then again in June and December 2016. He has been undergoing treatment at Federal Medical Center in Butner, NC for autism spectrum disorder and major depressive disorder.

Goldberg’s attorney, Paul Shorstein, tells WOKV News that he the government must now decide if an what to charge Goldberg with.

“We want it to be resolved in a way that recognizes he has serious mental health issues and is not a threat to the community”, Shorstein said.

A preliminary hearing is set for August 23rd.

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