WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
TUCSON, Ariz. - Jacob Aaron Hicks, 46, of Tucson, was arrested yesterday and charged by criminal complaint with Making an Interstate Threat to Injure. Hicks is accused of sending an email on Sep.23, 2026, threatening to commit mass bombings at the White House and around the Washington, D.C. area. Hicks made his initial appearance in federal court today.
"We must take threats of violence like this one seriously," said United States Attorney Timothy Courchaine. "I am grateful to our local news station for referring this threat to law enforcement, and to the FBI for addressing the situation quickly, p...