#Atlanta news suspicious package driver#

The main issue will be whether he waives extradition to New York and whether he seeks release on bail.Īuthorities say Sayoc faces more than 50 years in prison if convicted on all charges. He is being prosecuted in New York, so his Florida hearing will likely be brief and process-oriented. CNN released a statement from its president, Jeff Zucker, saying that the package was addressed to CNN, which. Sayoc was arrested Friday outside a South Florida auto parts store after investigators said they identified him through fingerprint and DNA evidence. The FBI was notified of a suspicious package at an Atlanta postal facility on Monday.

FBI spokesman Kevin Rowson says evidence collected in connection with a suspicious package addressed to CNN has been sent to the agency lab in Quantico, Virginia. The network said that the “package looks similar in appearance to the wave of pipe bombs that were mailed last week to prominent Democrats around the country, including two that were addressed to CNN’s New York bureau.” MIAMI (AP) The Latest on the series of package bombs sent to media offices and prominent people seen as critical of President Donald Trump (all times local): 4 p.m. An unattended package in the lobby of a post office in Atlanta turned out to be just a misplaced and not dangerous, but not before the building had to be cleared.

#Atlanta news suspicious package driver#

She represents the Florida district where the former male stripper, pizza driver and strip club DJ lived in an older van covered with bumper stickers praising President Donald Trump, disparaging Democrats and CNN and showing rifle crosshairs over liberals like Clinton and filmmaker Michael Moore.Īuthorities did not immediately say who might be responsible for sending the most recent package sent to CNN, but law enforcement officials have said they believe the packages were staggered and more could be discovered.