Arizona man arrested after allegedly emailing White House bomb threat to Tucson news station
Jacob Aaron Hicks allegedly emailed a Tucson news station claiming an imminent bomb strike against the White House, prompting an FBI investigation.
TL;DR
- Jacob Aaron Hicks, 46, of Tucson, Arizona, was arrested for allegedly sending an email threatening White House bombings.
- The email was sent to a local Tucson television station on September 23.
- The station alerted law enforcement, leading to an investigation by the FBI and U.S. Secret Service.
- Investigators discovered additional email drafts with similar threats in Hicks' account.
- Hicks was charged with making an interstate threat to injure and made his initial court appearance.