Police, FBI investigate attempted attack on power substation near Boulder City, Nevada

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Scripps News

Posted 1:46 PM, Feb 20, 2026 and last updated 9:42 PM, Feb 20, 2026


A counter-terrorism investigation is underway after a driver attempted to crash into a power substation outside Boulder City in Nevada, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department says. According to LVMPD, the driver, 23-year-old Dawson Maloney of Albany, New York, is dead.

The Boulder City Police Department received a call about a car crashing through a secured gate at the L.A. Department of Water & Power substation located at 875 El Dorado Drive around 10 a.m. Thursday, LVMPD Sheriff Kevin McMahill said. Around 1 p.m., LVMPD was notified, and the counterterrorism section responded.

Video of the incident shows a Nissan Sentra with New York plates crashing through a gate outside the substation. McMahill said the car was stopped by large, industrial wire reels. Boulder City Police say there was no indication of major damage to critical infrastructure at the facility, and no service interruptions. According to authorities, Maloney died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the scene on Thursday.

Investigators believe he shot himself after crashing into the gate. He was also holding a shotgun and wearing soft-body armor, McMahill said. "These findings significantly elevate the seriousness of this incident," McMahill said. A source with knowledge of the investigation told ABC News that investigators believe Maloney traveled from New York "with the intent to cause chaos."

Read more: https://www.scrippsnews.com/news/police-fbi-investigate-attempted-attack-power-substation-near-boulder-city-what-we-know

[3Hotdogs]

1. Probably just received his latest electric bill.

[sop]

2. "Investigators found 'multiple books related to extremist ideologies,' including right- and left-wing political views."

Scripps is trying to do the usual journalistic both-sidesism here, but this is clearly right-wing extremism.

From the BBC: "Right-wing extremist attacks and plots targeting power stations in the United States have increased significantly since 2020, driven by white supremacist ideologies aiming to cause civil unrest and 'accelerationism' — the desire to hasten the collapse of society. These attacks, often targeting electrical substations with firearms or vehicles, are intended to create chaos, disrupt daily life, and damage critical infrastructure."

Patel will probably announce it was Antifa.

[JohnnyRingo]

3. Kash Patel will probably handle this himself.

It's urgent he take a luxury jet to Las Vegas with his girlfriend and family members to investigate.
Sure, it happened in Boulder City, but there may be valuable leads at the Embassy Suite of The Palms Casino. Standard police work.

[2naSalit]

4. Yup...

Just as soon as he jets back from watching the Olympics on our dime.