A Hillsboro man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to attempting to conduct a mass shooting of women, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio announced.
According to the attorney's office, 22-year-old Tres Grenco admitted to plotting to commit a hate crime to shoot women at a university in Ohio.
“Genco formulated a plot to kill women and intended to carry it out. Our federal and local law enforcement partners stopped that from happening,” U.S. Attorney Kenneth L. Parker said in a statement. “Hate has no place in our country – including gender-based hate – and we will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to vigorously prosecute any such conduct.”
Grenco was arrested by federal agents in July 2021 and has been in custody ever since.
“Thankfully, law enforcement partners working closely together prevented a deadly killing spree targeting women,” FBI Cincinnati Special Agent in Charge J. William Rivers said in a statement. “Genco’s hate-filled beliefs and actions were extremely dangerous and could have resulted in irreparable harm to our community and many precious lives. We urge the public to report concerning behavior to the FBI and local police to help prevent future violence.”
According to the attorney's office, Genco identified as an incel, or “involuntary celibate.”
According to court documents, Genco maintained profiles on a popular incel website from at least July 2019 through mid-March 2020 and posted hundreds of times on the site.
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