Cesar Altieri Sayoc Jr.
Cesar Altieri Sayoc is an American who was arrested on October 26, 2018, on suspicion that he played a role in a high-profile mail-bomb plot.
Background
The Associated Press reported he had "a history of arrests".[1] Sayoc arrests included one for making bomb threats, in 2002.[2][3] The Miami New Times reports he was active in social media, where he was known for his extreme views.[4]
The bomb-plot
On Monday October 22, 2018, the first of a series of small pipe bombs was delivered.[6] By Friday October 26, 2018, fourteen bombs had been intercepted. None of the bombs had been triggered, although security officials had described them as "operational" -- not props.
Video of a suspect, with a white van, had been found.
When Sayoc was arrested his white van was also seized, and, before law enforcement officials covered it with a tarp, reporters took pictures that showed it was festooned with pro-Trump posters and posters that espoused extremist views.[7][5][8] DNA evidence was reported to have been found in the van, tying Sayoc to the attacks.
References
- ↑ Michael Balsamo Eric Tucker, Colleen Long (2018-10-26). "U.S. mail-bomb case suspect Cesar Sayoc detained in Florida". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2018-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20181026185205/https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2018/10/26/investigators-search-for-person-who-sent-mail-bombs-motive.html. "Court records show Sayoc has a history of arrests."
- ↑ "LIVE VIDEO: DOJ provides new information on package bomb suspect". Fox 8. 2018-10-26. Archived from the original on 2018-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20181026191048/https://fox8.com/2018/10/26/package-bomb-suspect-identified-as-cesar-sayoc/. "Sayoc was sentenced in August 2002 for threatening to throw a bomb in a conversation with a Florida utility representative, according to Ronald Lowy, a Miami attorney who represented him. Dade County court records showed Sayoc served a year’s probation after a judge signed a discharge certificate in November 2002."
- ↑ Jen Kirby (2018-10-26). "Pipe bomb suspect arrested: what we know". Vox. Archived from the original on 2018-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20181026185225/https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/26/18027244/cesar-sayoc-arrest-bomb. "Sayoc has an extensive criminal history, including an arrest for a past bomb threat in 2002, according to the Washington Post and the New York Times."
- ↑ Meg O'Connor, Jessica Lipscomb (2018-10-26). "Social Media Posts Show Florida Bomber Cesar Sayoc Held Extremist Views". Miami New Times. Archived from the original on 2018-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20181026185236/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/cesar-sayocs-social-media-posts-show-florida-bomber-cesar-sayoc-held-extremist-views-10859874.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "The Latest: Man in Custody in Bomb Case Is Cesar Sayoc, 56". US News and World Report. 2018-10-26. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/florida/articles/2018-10-26/the-latest-man-in-custody-in-bomb-case-is-cesar-sayoc-56. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
- ↑ "https://fox8.com/2018/10/26/breakdown-on-explosive-packages-where-they-were-sent-and-what-was-inside/". Fox 8. 2018-10-26. Archived from [https://fox8.com/2018/10/26/breakdown-on-explosive-packages-where-they-were-sent-and-what-was-inside/ https://fox8.com/2018/10/26/package-bomb-suspect-identified-as-cesar-sayoc/ the original] on 2018-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20181026191904/https://fox8.com/2018/10/26/breakdown-on-explosive-packages-where-they-were-sent-and-what-was-inside/. "Federal authorities took a Florida man into custody Friday in connection with the mail-bomb scare that earlier widened to 14 suspicious packages sent to prominent Democrats from coast to coast."
- ↑ Lisa Ryan (2018-10-26). "What to Know About the Man Arrested in Connection With the Mail Bombs". The Cut. Archived from the original on 2018-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20181026185319/https://www.thecut.com/2018/10/bomb-suspect-arrest-cesar-sayoc-florida.html.
- ↑ Cesar Altieri (2018-10-26). "Cesar Sayoc Called Trump ‘Greatest Commander Chief’". Heavy magazine. Archived from the original on 2018-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20181026185326/https://heavy.com/news/2018/10/cesar-sayoc-social-media-twitter-facebook/. "In addition, Sayoc, 56, of Florida, drove a van that was covered with pro Trump and Republican decals and stickers."
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