MARTINEZ — A Concord man who allegedly talked online about wanting to indiscriminately murder Jewish people and police officers has been freed from custody, police announced Monday afternoon.

Ross Farca, 23, was released from a Contra Costa County jail over the weekend after posting $125,000 bail. He faces charges of criminal threats, as well as manufacturing and possessing an assault rifle, all felonies.

The case is based on online postings to the video game platform Steam, in which Farca allegedly talked about wanting to mimic the Poway synagogue shooter “except with a Nazi uniform on,” and said he wanted “a body count of at least 30 (Jews),” using anti-Jewish slurs throughout.

In the postings, Farca allegedly talked about how it would be cool to livestream the massacre while playing “Nazi music.” Police say his screen name was “Adolf Hitler (((6 million))),” and that Nazi literature was recovered in a search of his home.

Police announced Farca was out of custody in a news release Monday afternoon. The news release includes a recent mugshot of Farca and adds, “if you see something, say something.”

“Being alert and reporting suspicious activity can protect your family and keep OUR (sic) communities safe,” the police news release says.

Farca was arrested last week after a joint investigation by the FBI and Concord police, following a tip from the company Steam, as well as at least one user, alerting authorities to the Farca’s postings, police said. In one post, Farca allegedly discussed picking a “better target than some random synagogue,” and referred to Jews as “subhumans.”

Farca also allegedly bragged about his ability to craft a fully functional assault rifle. When authorities searched his home in the 2100 block of Calgary Lane in Concord, they reportedly found a homemade assault rifle, along with 13 magazines, a three-foot sword, camouflage clothes, pistol ammunition, a hunting knife, and books about Hitler youth and Nazi life, according to police.

Related Articles Fueled by Nazi fascination, Concord man allegedly plotted to massacre Jewish people, police officers In other posts on Steam, Farca also reportedly wrote about being inspired by two 2019 mass shootings: the Christchurch mosque shootings in New Zealand, in March, and the Poway synagogue shooting in San Diego, a month later. He named both shooters and referred to the Christchurch shooter as a “hero,” authorities said.

Farca’s previous contacts with police include a 2011 incident when he was placed in a mental health hold after fighting with police who’d responded to a family dispute in his home. In 2015, a worker at the Regional Center of the East Bay, which assists people with developmental disabilities, told police she thought Farca fit the profile of a school shooter, according to court records.

Farca pleaded not guilty on June 13 and his preliminary hearing — where a judge will review the evidence against Farca and determine whether to order him to stand trial — has been set for June 25.