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By Michele Gorman
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Authorities have arrested a Rhode Island man they believe is connected to an alleged terrorism plot that has been unraveling in the city since the fatal shooting of a man there last week.
Nicholas Rovinski, 24, of Warwick is accused of being the third man involved in the plot, The Associated Press reported. He is expected to appear in court on Friday afternoon.
Last week, Boston police fatally shot Usaamah Rahim after he brandished a large military knife in a CVS parking lot and refused to retreat upon officers' requests. Rahim had been under 24-hour surveillance for several weeks by the U.S. Joint Terrorism Task Force. The officers didn't have a warrant for his arrest, but they stopped to question him because he purchased knives and spoke of an imminent attack on "boys in blue."
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Later that night, authorities arrested David Wright in the nearby suburb of Everett. They have accused him of planning, along with Rahim, to kill police officers. He is in custody pending a court hearing on June 19.
Rahim and Wright allegedly met with Rovinski on a beach in Rhode Island to discuss their supposed plan.
After Rahim was killed in the Boston neighborhood of Roslindale, authorities expanded their search to Warwick.
Rahim's family has disputed reports about the shooting. His brother, Ibrahim Rahim, wrote on his Facebook page that his sibling was waiting at a bus stop to go to work on June 2 when three Boston police officers approached him and shot him three times in the back.
But the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, which provides service and advocacy programs for African-Americans and other residents of color, said video footage from the scene of the incident reveals that Rahim wasn't shot in the back.
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