Two brothers in Virginia have been arrested for plotting to assassinate members of law enforcement and ICE agents. One of them, John W. Bennett, 54, worked as the assistant principal at Kempsville High School in Virginia Beach. His older brother, Mark, was the mastermind behind the plot to kill ICE agents. The two brothers were arrested at an airport after an off-duty police officer overheard them discussing plans to shoot ICE agents and cops. A criminal complaint outlines the alleged conversation between the brothers that led to their arrests. On Saturday, Nov. 15, an off-duty Norfolk police officer was having lunch at a Virginia Beach restaurant at the same time as the Bennetts. The officer overheard the brothers talking about “how ICE agents are kidnapping individuals and that they needed to do something about it.” Mark Bennett allegedly told his brother he was going to fly to Las Vegas to meet with likeminded people and return with “enforcement ideas and plans.” He also said he recently bought an assault rifle, because “it utilizes the explosive rounds that are needed to penetrate the vests.” John Bennett wanted to “go hunting” and expressed interest in going with his brother to Las Vegas. Following their arrest, John Bennett has been placed on leave by the school. He took a one-year break from teaching and tried his hand at police work before returning to teach high school mathematics.