Florida Man Arrested in Connection to Mailing Explosive Packages

Florida Man Arrested in Connection to Mailing Explosive Packages

The Department of Justice confirmed that they have arrested Cesar Sayoc Jr. in connection to mailing explosive to leading Democrats.

According to reports, the arrest was made at a Walgreen’s in Plantation, Florida on Friday morning and Sayoc's white van was impounded. 

According to Heavy.com, "Sayoc is 54 years old and is a resident of Aventura, Florida. Sayoc is originally from the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York."

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The Department of Justice will hold a press conference at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Tune into GoLocalProv to view.

The Arrest 

According to the Washington Post, the arrest came after authorities responded to two more devices on Friday pushing the total number of packages found by law enforcement to 12.

None of them have detonated. 

The post reports that Sayoc has a lengthy criminal record in Florida, including an arrest in 2002 for a bomb threat and others for fraud and larceny.

Bomb Threats

As of Friday morning, suspicious packages are known to have been sent to former president Barack Obama, former Vice President Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Eric Holder, John Brennan, Maxine Waters, George Soros, Robert De Niro, Cory Booker, and James Clapper.

“I thank God no one’s been hurt, and I thank the brave and resourceful security and law enforcement people for protecting us," De Niro said in a statement on Friday. 

According to officials, the devices all shared a similar design.