Federal authorities have filed charges against a Missouri man accused of publishing online tutorials on how to manufacture explosives that the terrorist who carried out the deadly attack in New Orleans ’ historic French Quarter on New Year’s Day 2025 used as a blueprint to make his own improvised bombs. R Matthew Price, a US attorney, announced Tuesday that 40-year-old Jordan Derrick, of the Missouri city of Sweet Springs, had been charged with one count each of engaging in the business of manufacturing explosive materials without a license, unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device, and illicitly distributing information relating to manufacturing explosives. The charges trace back to the early morning hours of 1 January 2025, when 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar rammed a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s Eve revelers on the city’s famed Bourbon Street before being shot dead by police. The Islamic State terror group sympathizer killed 14 people and injured dozens.…