SWEET SPRINGS, MISSOURI — Federal authorities charged Jordan Derrick, 40, of Sweet Springs, Missouri, with one count of engaging in the business of manufacturing explosive materials without a license, one count of unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device, and one count of illicitly distributing information relating to manufacturing explosives. Derrick faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison if convicted of distributing information relating to manufacturing explosives and up to 10 years in prison for each of the other two charges.

Federal prosecutors said Derrick filmed and posted a series of bomb-making instructional videos on social media that showed how to make explosive materials, including detonators. Prosecutors said the videos were used before an explosion on May 4, 2026, at a private residence in Odessa, Missouri. A resident of the Odessa home told investigators the explosion occurred after he manufactured an explosive using Derrick's tutorials, according to investigators.

The FBI determined that the tutorials were downloaded by Shamsud-Din Jabbar as early as September 2023. Court filings say one of the explosive materials Derrick demonstrated to synthesize, RDX, was found in Jabbar's truck after the New Orleans attack.

Jabbar, 42, carried out an attack on New Year's Day 2025 by driving a pickup truck into a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing 14 people and injuring dozens. Jabbar carried an ISIS flag during the attack. After planting improvised explosive devices near the attack site, Jabbar's devices did not detonate and were safely removed by law enforcement. Jabbar exited his vehicle wearing a ballistic vest and fired at officers, who returned fire and killed him, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney Matthew Price.

No attorney is listed for Derrick in court records. The charges against Derrick were filed in May 2026. The FBI's determination that Jabbar downloaded the tutorials as early as September 2023 and the recovery of RDX from Jabbar's truck in January 2025 are cited in court filings as part of the case against Derrick.