LIVE VIDEO: Dept. of Justice Press Conference on Bombing Suspect Arrest

LIVE VIDEO: Dept. of Justice Press Conference on Bombing Suspect Arrest

The Department of Justice is holding a press conference following the arrest of Cesar Sayoc Jr. in connection to mailing explosives to leading Democrats.

Watch the Press Conference Above

The Arrest

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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."

The Washington 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.