Man pleads guilty to sinister Christmas plan that would have ended in tragedy, and what he wanted handed out to kids is pure evil

A Neo-Nazi leader has admitted to planning hate crimes after trying to get others to carry out a shocking attack on Jewish children in New York City. Michail Chkhikvishvili, who came from Georgia and went by the name “Commander Butcher,” helped run the Maniac Murder Cult, a group that wanted to hurt people to spread their extreme beliefs.

According to Unilad, prosecutors said Chkhikvishvili’s plan was especially disturbing. He told an undercover police officer to put on a Santa Claus costume and give out poisoned candy to minority groups and people he saw as enemies. This was just one of many violent ideas the cult leader had been working on.

Court papers show that Chkhikvishvili told an undercover cop to dress in a Santa outfit and hand out candy laced with the poison ricin to “many racial minorities and traitors.” The plan showed just how much he hated certain groups and how far he would go to attack innocent people, especially kids.

His plans went way beyond just this one attack

Chkhikvishvili also wrote and shared a guide in 2021 that he called the Hater’s Handbook. He gave it to cult members and other people who followed him. The guide explained different ways to carry out large attacks that would hurt lots of people. It talked about using cars and trucks to hit people at big outdoor events like festivals, parades, and busy streets. He made it clear that he wanted these attacks to happen in the United States.

He also used a messaging app called Telegram to push other people to commit hate crimes for the group. His handbook told members they should attack schools and even convinced them to use kids to carry out suicide bombings against minorities. The guide had step-by-step instructions for making bombs and the deadly poison ricin.

His influence actually led to real violence. Police connected him to a school shooting that happened at Antioch High School in Nashville in January 2025. A 17-year-old shooter mentioned Chkhikvishvili in his own writings before he killed someone and then killed himself. This shocking case is among other recent courtroom revelations that have shocked the nation.

“Chkhikvishvili’s monstrous plots and propaganda calling for racially motivated violence against civilians, including children, posed a grave threat to public safety,” Assistant Attorney General John A. Eisenberg said. “Unfortunately, his efforts on behalf of the aptly named Maniac Murder Cult in fact caused mayhem and death.”

Police charged Chkhikvishvili with crimes in July 2024 and brought him from Moldova to the United States in May 2025. He has now admitted to asking others to commit hate crimes and sharing instructions on how to make bombs and ricin. Similar to other criminal cases involving damning digital evidence, prosecutors had plenty of proof against him.

“Michail Chkhikvishvili plotted extensive terrorist attacks targeting Jewish New Yorkers, including horrific plans to poison children,” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. “This wasn’t just violent behavior, it was extreme antisemitism rooted in Neo-Nazi ideology that put communities here and around the world at risk.”