Arizona man charged with threatening mass bombings at White House
An Arizona man has been arrested on charges of threatening mass bombings at the White House and other locations in Washington, D.C., according to federal prosecutors. The threats were allegedly sent in an email to a local news station.
Jacob Aaron Hicks, 46, of Tucson, was arrested Wednesday and charged by criminal complaint with making an interstate threat to injure, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona. He made his initial appearance in federal court on Thursday.
The complaint alleges that Hicks emailed a Tucson news station on September 23, claiming that a bomb strike against the White House and other locations in the capital was imminent. The station notified law enforcement, and investigators identified Hicks as the alleged sender.
Investigators also found unsent drafts in the same email account containing similar threats against the White House and surrounding areas. Those drafts were also dated September 23 and were addressed to other news organizations, prosecutors said.
“We must take threats of violence like this one seriously,” U.S. Attorney Timothy Courchaine said. “I am grateful to our local news station for referring this threat to law enforcement, and to the FBI for addressing the situation quickly, professionally, and with the level of commitment it required.”
The FBI is investigating the case with assistance from the U.S. Secret Service.
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