West Virginia State Police, after closing down a section of Interstate 68 near the Maryland border, offered more details on the incident on March 27. Reports had indicated that a man threatened to kill President Donald Trump and blow up the Pentagon.
K-9s initially detected explosives, but officials were not able to find any.
State Trooper First Class D. W. Satterfield saw a gray sedan with Missouri plates speeding down the freeway, it was reported.
According to the report, the 42-year-old male “appeared to be confused” and made concerning statements to police. From those statements, police believed that there was an explosive device in his car.
The man was detained, and all lanes on I-68 were shut down, according to local reports.
More bomb-sniffing K-9s were deployed to the scene, WDTV reported. They all detected explosive materials in the man’s vehicle.
But the West Virginia State Police’s Explosives Response Team couldn’t find any after a search. The suspect’s vehicle was removed at around 2:30 p.m. on March 27.
The FBI, Secret Service, and ATF were called to the scene and were investigating.
I-68 was shut down for more than three hours.
The suspect’s name wasn’t released by police.
Other details were not provided.
Another Recent Threat
An Illinois man got mental health treatment and substance abuse counseling after pleading guilty to making online threats against President Donald Trump.Pickett pleaded guilty in an agreement with prosecutors in October, after authorities said he posted several times online that he wanted to assassinate Trump.
The posts included frequent profanity and detailed death threats. Pickett also taunted federal authorities when he wasn’t immediately arrested.
His co-workers reported the threatening posts to the Secret Service. He was later arrested.
Under terms of his sentencing last week, Pickett also will be on supervised release for three years.
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