The FBI have arrested Cesar Sayoc in connection to the bombing scare that has targeted prominent Democrat officials and news organizations.
BREAKING: Mail bomb suspect identified as Cesar Sayoc, 56 pic.twitter.com/hAlyPqKosv
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) October 26, 2018
Cesar Altieri Sayoc, 56, of Florida, has been identified as the suspect arrested in connection to the pipe bombs mailed to top Democrats and critics of President Donald Trump: https://t.co/Cj0Z7XjoZN #breaking pic.twitter.com/Kw3rOXAA1P
— Tom Cleary (@tomwcleary) October 26, 2018
The arrest came just in time as more bomb targets were revealed this morning: CNN’s James Clapper and Sen. Cory Booker. Like the others, including George Soros, former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Maxine Waters, Robert DiNiro, CNN, the bombs did not detonate. This makes 12 pipe bombs received in just five days, and after Clapper and Booker received their packages, the FBI made an arrest.
.@FoxNews @RickLeventhal reporting bomb suspect is former New Yorker, white male, in 50s, prior arrests for terroristic threats…
— Byron York (@ByronYork) October 26, 2018
According to The Hill, Sarah Isgur Flores, the FBI will be revealing more information about the suspect and his crimes later today.
We can confirm one person is in custody. We will hold a press conference at the Department of Justice at 2:30pm ET.
— Sarah Isgur Flores (@whignewtons) October 26, 2018
In footage from the site of the arrest, a van belonging to the suspect is shown littered in political stickers.
Images of the suspect’s van show a photograph of Trump, the GOP elephant, and Democrat donkey alongside unclear text. The messages are presumably pro-Trump.
Local reporters telling MSNBC’s Craig Melvin that the van has photos of Trump and presidential seal. https://t.co/PkHW96fKb3
— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) October 26, 2018
FBI agents began covering the van after the arrest was made, indicating that it belongs to the suspect.
WATCH: FBI agents cover up van near site where mail bombing suspect was taken into custody.
He will reportedly face charges in connection with wave of pipe bomb packages sent across the US. pic.twitter.com/qFUmV3a6eZ
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) October 26, 2018
Despite appearances, we should refrain from jumping to conclusions until the FBI announces their findings. That point cannot be emphasized enough during these heated moments.
