Pipe bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc is a registered Republican and a Trump fan with a criminal record

Mail bomb suspect has a criminal history and had worked as a bouncer in strip clubs, according to his cousin.</s>In this still image taken from a video courtesy of television station WPLG, a van is towed on October 26, 2018, in Plantation, Florida, in connection with the 12 pipe bombs and suspicious packages mailed to top Democrats.

A 56-year-old Florida man is in custody Friday and is expected to be charged in connection with a sweeping investigation of the 12 bomb-like devices addressed to prominent Democrats, according to the Department of Justice and an unnamed official.

Law enforcement officials identified the man as Cesar Sayoc, who was born in Brooklyn, New York. Records show Sayoc has a criminal history dating back more than two decades, including a 2015 arrest in Broward County, Florida, for petty theft and probation violation.

Sayoc was arrested near an auto store in Plantation, Florida. Police examined a white van covered in stickers, covered the vehicle with a blue tarp and took it away on the back of a flatbed truck. The stickers included images of President Donald Trump, American flags and what appeared to be logos of the Republican National Committee and CNN, though not all the images were clear.

Trump applauded the arrest, calling it "an incredible job" by law enforcement. The bombing attempts were "despicable" and have "no place in our country," Trump said during an event for African-American Republicans at the White House.

“We must never allow political violence take root in America," Trump said, and "I’m committed to doing everything in my power to stop it."

The total number of devices reached at least a dozen Friday after two more suspicious packages were recovered, one in Florida addressed to New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and the other in New York addressed to former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper.

A package addressed to Clapper was recovered at a Manhattan postal facility. Like some of the previous packages addressed to prominent Democrats, the one found in New York City on Friday had the office of Florida Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz as the return address, a photo obtained by CBS News showed.

The nation has been on heightened alert in the wake of bomb-like devices addressed to high-profile Democrats and supporters, including former President Barack Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Vice President Joe Biden.

Records show that Sayoc has a history of arrests dating back to at least the early 1990s. He also had financial troubles, filing for personal bankruptcy in Florida in 2012 during the Great Recession.

In 2002, Sayoc was charged with threatening to “throw, project, place, or discharge any destructive device," according to online court records from Miami-Dade County.

More recently, Sayoc was arrested in May 2015 after he was accused of stealing a briefcase and a garment bag from Walmart, according to a West Palm Beach Police report.

Sayoc's reported monthly income of $923 after payroll deductions and monthly expenses of $1,070. He collected unemployment compensation in 2009, 2010 and 2012, according to the filing.

The suspicious package intended for Clapper was spotted by a postal worker at the Radio City Station postal facility at around 8:15 a.m. Realizing the package looked like the previous ones found this week, the employee contacted U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and they contacted the NYPD and FBI.

NYPD Bomb Squad officers scanned the package and saw what appeared to be a pipe bomb, similar to the others recovered this week, NYPD Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence and Counterterrorism John Miller said at a Manhattan news conference.

The bomb squad relocated the package in its total containment vessel to the NYPD facility at Rodman's Neck in the Bronx. After being secured there, the package will be sent to the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia, for analysis, Miller said.

When the package was initially discovered, NYPD closed a Manhattan intersection to traffic and pedestrians. The NYPD told the public to avoid the area near W. 52nd Street between 8th and 9th Avenues as police investigated.

The device addressed to Booker was recovered at a mail sorting distribution center in Opa Locka, Florida, which has drawn intense investigative interest in recent days, as authorities believe that many of the suspected explosive devices passed through the state, a law enforcement official said.

Investigators are continuing to review mail streams in and out of Florida, attempting to pinpoint locations where the parcels may have originated, said the official who is not authorized to comment publicly.

Sen. Booker, a likely presidential contender in 2020, had no public events scheduled Friday. When contacted for comment, his office directed calls to law enforcement, citing the ongoing investigation.

On Wednesday, after news of the initial wave of packages broke, Booker, 49, tweeted: "These targeted acts of terror are despicable cowardice."

Attorney General Jeff Sessions cancelled a planned trip to Louisville, Kentucky, Friday to ensure that all federal law enforcement resources, including the aircraft and personnel required for the attorney general's travel, were being devoted to the investigation.

Sessions was scheduled to speak in Louisville about the federal government's efforts to combat the opioid crisis.

"I can assure you that we are dedicating every available resource to this effort," Sessions said Friday before addressing a conference in Washington. "I am receiving frequent updates from (FBI) Director Chris Wray and his team. And I can tell you this: we will find the person or persons responsible. We will bring them to justice."

In New York, police have investigated multiple unattended packages in recent days and are urging the public to report anything that could be deemed dangerous.

On Thursday, the NYPD Bomb Squad handled multiple unattended packages inside a mall at 10 Columbus Circle before declaring the area safe. Police urged the public to "say something if you see something," in a tweet.

New York Police Department Commissioner James O’Neill said in a news conference earlier Thursday that the devices were not being treated as a hoax, describing them as "suspected explosive devices."

The powder found in packaging in New York addressed to CNN's offices wasn’t a biological weapon, but further testing was being done, O’Neill said. The devices were being examined at the FBI lab in Quantico, Virginia.

FBI Assistant Director Bill Sweeney on Thursday said the investigation is nationwide and noted that more devices could be discovered. “It does remain possible that further packages have been or could be mailed," he said. "These devices should be considered dangerous.”

Kevin Barry, a former member of New York Police Department's bomb squad and a former director of the International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators, expected the FBI analyses to be focused on both the design and recovery of physical evidence.

Testing would gauge the functionality of the devices, check the type of pipe used and examine the powder to determine whether it is high explosive, low explosive or a chemical substance intended to be dispersed when the devices were triggered, Barry said.

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More: Another two potential bombs found: What we know now about the 12 suspicious packages

Contributing: Herb Jackson, Hannan Adely and Phaedra Trethan for the USA TODAY Network</s>Suspect Arrested In Florida In Connection With Suspicious Packages

One person is now in federal custody after a nationwide bomb scare. The news follows the discovery of two more potentially threatening packages on Friday.

One person is now in federal custody after a nationwide bomb scare. The Justice Department will hold a news conference later this afternoon to share more details. Now, this news comes on - follows the discovery of two more potentially threatening packages this morning. One of them was addressed to New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, the other to former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. NPR's national justice correspondent, Carrie Johnson, has been following this fast-moving story. Hi, Carrie.

KING: So what do we know about the person now in custody?

JOHNSON: Well, not much. A law enforcement source tells me it is a man based in Florida. We don't yet know his name or his background, or, importantly, whether he acted alone. We also don't know whether this person was motivated by politics or personal reasons or some other reason. The Justice Department says it's going to hold a news conference at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time to provide more details on this unfolding case. Only this morning, investigators found a package addressed to former intelligence chief James Clapper in New York and also disclosed that they had found a package in Florida addressed to New Jersey Senator Cory Booker.

KING: Well, a lot of attention in this case - it focused on Florida overnight. Local police there searched a mail facility. What were they looking for?

JOHNSON: Last night, authorities were searching a package sorting facility in Florida in Opa-locka, near Miami. The operating theory was some of the packages went through that facility and through the U.S. mail. They were looking for more devices, but also any other clues. And local TV in Florida is now beaming images of a strong law enforcement presence in Plantation, Fla., at a site that appears to be connected to the suspect in federal custody. A lot of manpower has been deployed nationwide, though - the postal inspectors, the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have been on the case, as well as local police in the Miami-Dade County area and also, of course, the New York City Police Department, too.

KING: And there's also some ongoing activity in Virginia, right?

JOHNSON: Yes. In Virginia, the bulk of the investigation there is at the FBI lab in Quantico, which has been analyzing some of these devices which look like homemade pipe bombs. They've been looking for clues for how the bombs were constructed, and they've also been looking for DNA or fingerprints the bomber may have left behind. No word yet on whether anything they have found in that analysis has helped lead them to this suspect in South Florida.

KING: Oh, that's interesting. We'll have to wait and see, I suppose. So, I mean, one notable thing this whole time is that none of these bombs have actually exploded, and so there's been some speculation that maybe they couldn't explode. They didn't have the capacity. What have investigators said about that theory?

JOHNSON: On the record, police sources and the FBI are declining to answer questions about whether these bombs could have presented a lethal threat to anyone. On background, overnight and earlier this morning, I was hearing law enforcement was inclined to think they did not present a lethal threat. There could be a reason for that. Some former bomb analysts at the ATF have raised questions about whether these devices included a key component that would have set them off, that would have detonated them. It appeared from the photos that were made public that perhaps these devices lacked that key component.

But nonetheless, police had been advising folks, as had the FBI, to be very careful when they were looking at any manila envelopes or any suspicious packages because they needed to be considered a potential threat. And they - law enforcement right now, even, is advising people to call authorities, call police, call the FBI if they see anything suspicious. Now, we know that the New York police commissioner, James O'Neill, said last afternoon that the device they recovered in New York that was addressed to the actor Robert De Niro did not pose a biological threat, did not contain anthrax or any material like that, but that authorities were still treating all of these parcels as potentially dangerous. And the analysis may not be done yet as to what's in all of these bombs - potential bombs.

KING: So law enforcement officials still have a long way to go here. NPR's justice correspondent, Carrie Johnson. Carrie, thank you so much for the update.</s>Federal authorities arrested a man in Florida on Friday in connection with the mail-bomb scare that widened to 12 suspicious packages, the Justice Department said.He has been identified as Cesar Sayoc, 56, of Aventura, Florida, according to law enforcement officials.Law enforcement officers were seen on television examining a white van, its windows covered with an assortment of stickers, in the city of Plantation. They covered the vehicle with a blue tarp.Four officials familiar with the investigation identified the man to The Associated Press. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter on the record.It was not clear whether Sayoc had been formally charged in the rash of devices.Department spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores said authorities planned to announce more information at a press conference.The development came amid a coast-to-coast manhunt for the person responsible for a series of explosive devices addressed to Democrats including former President Barack Obama, former Vice President Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton.Law enforcement officials said they had intercepted a dozen packages in states across the country. None had exploded, and it wasn't immediately clear if they were intended to cause physical harm or simply sow fear and anxiety.Earlier Friday, authorities said suspicious packages addressed to New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and former National Intelligence Director James Clapper - both similar to those containing pipe bombs sent to other prominent critics of President Donald Trump- had been intercepted. Action News has confirmed the intercepted package was addressed to his Camden office.The discoveries - making 12 so far - further spurred a coast-to-coast investigation, as officials scrambled to locate a culprit and possible motive amid questions about whether new packages were being sent or simply surfacing after a period in mail system.The devices have targeted well-known Democrats including former President Barack Obama, former Vice President Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton and former Attorney General Eric Holder.The FBI said the package to Booker was intercepted in Florida. The one discovered at a Manhattan postal facility was addressed to Clapper at CNN's address. An earlier package had been sent to former Obama CIA Director John Brennan via CNN in New York.Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Friday the Justice Department was dedicating every available resource to the investigation "and I can tell you this: We will find the person or persons responsible. We will bring them to justice."Trump, on the other hand, complained that "this 'bomb' stuff" was taking attention away from the upcoming election and said critics were wrongly blaming him and his heated rhetoric.Investigators were analyzing the innards of the crude devices to reveal whether they were intended to detonate or simply sow fear just before Election Day.Law enforcement officials told The Associated Press that the devices, containing timers and batteries, were not rigged to explode upon opening. But they were uncertain whether the devices were poorly designed or never intended to cause physical harm.Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, in an interview Thursday with Fox News Channel, acknowledged that some of packages originated in Florida. One official told AP that investigators are homing in on a postal facility in Opa-locka, Florida, where they believe some packages originated.The package addressed to Booker was found during an oversight search of that facility, according to a law enforcement official.The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation by nameMost of those targeted were past or present U.S. officials, but one was sent to actor Robert De Niro and billionaire George Soros. The bombs have been sent across the country - from New York, Delaware and Washington, D.C., to Florida and California, where Rep. Maxine Waters was targeted. They bore the return address of Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the former chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee.The common thread among the bomb targets was obvious: their critical words for Trump and his frequent, harsher criticism in return.Trump claimed Friday he was being blamed for the mail bombs, complaining in a tweet sent before dawn: "Funny how lowly rated CNN, and others, can criticize me at will, even blaming me for the current spate of Bombs and ridiculously comparing this to September 11th and the Oklahoma City bombing, yet when I criticize them they go wild and scream, 'it's just not Presidential!'"The package to Clapper was addressed to him at CNN's Midtown Manhattan address. Clapper, a frequent Trump critic, told CNN that he was not surprised he was targeted and that he considered the actions "definitely domestic terrorism."Jeff Zucker, the president of CNN Worldwide, said in a note to staff that all mail to CNN domestic offices was being screened at off-site facilities. He said there was no imminent danger to the Time Warner Center, where CNN's New York office is located.At a press conference Thursday, officials in New York would not discuss possible motives or details on how the packages found their way into the postal system. Nor would they say why the packages hadn't detonated, but they stressed they were still treating them as "live devices."The devices were packaged in manila envelopes and carried U.S. postage stamps. They were being examined by technicians at the FBI's forensic lab in Quantico, Virginia.The packages stoked nationwide tensions ahead of the Nov. 6 election to determine control of Congress - a campaign both major political parties have described in near-apocalyptic terms. Politicians from both parties used the threats to decry a toxic political climate and lay blame.Trump, in a tweet Thursday, blamed the "Mainstream Media" for the anger in society. Brennan responded, tweeting that Trump should "Stop blaming others. Look in the mirror."The bombs are about 6 inches (15 centimeters) long and packed with powder and broken glass, according to a law enforcement official who viewed X-ray images. The official said the devices were made from PVC pipe and covered with black tape.The first bomb discovered was delivered Monday to the suburban New York compound of Soros, a major contributor to Democratic causes. Soros has called Trump's presidency "dangerous."___Associated Press writers Laurie Kellman, Ken Thomas, Jill Colvin and Chad Day in Washington and Jim Mustian, Deepti Hajela, Tom Hays and Michael R. Sisak in New York contributed to this report.-----</s>Sen. Kamala Harris, Tom Steyer targeted by pipe bombs, FBI investigating

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Explosive devices targeting U.S. Senator Kamala Harris and billionaire Democratic activist Tom Steyer were intercepted Friday in what authorities called a Florida man’s plot to mail more than a dozen pipe bombs to politicians and public figures critical of President Trump.

An improvised explosive device, or IED, sent in a package addressed to Harris was discovered by a post office worker in Sacramento, according to the FBI. A second bomb in a package addressed to Steyer was found at a mail processing facility at 1625 Rollins Rd. in Burlingame.

The packages were discovered on the same day a nationwide manhunt ended with the arrest of Cesar Sayoc, 56, who was taken into custody in Plantation, Fla. His fingerprints and DNA were allegedly found on another bomb mailed to Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Los Angeles.

At least 13 packages containing pipe bombs were sent to Democratic Party leaders including former President Barack Obama, former Vice President Joe Biden and Trump’s 2016 election opponent, Hillary Clinton, authorities said.

Postal service workers in Burlingame were escorted out of the Rollins Road facility after the device was discovered. Agents continued investigating the scene Friday afternoon.

The device was taken off-site, according to Burlingame police. FBI officials in San Francisco tweeted that the package was “rendered safe” around 1 p.m.

Mail carrier Cynthia Maffei said she was about to leave the facility around 10 a.m. when the package sent to Steyer was found by another employee. Thirty minutes later, Maffei said, the post office was evacuated.

“They were seriously telling us to get out now,” she said. “It makes me nervous.”

Supervisors told her to “forget everything,” get out of the building and not come back for the day, Maffei said.

Steyer ran the hedge fund Farallon Capital for 26 years and has donated $65 million to Democratic candidates and environmental causes during the 2016 elections, according to Forbes. He has also led an effort to have Trump impeached.

At a youth summit Friday, Trump said he was “pleased” with the arrest of Sayoc, but many Democratic leaders blamed the president’s rhetoric for creating a dangerous political climate.

Lily Adams, a spokeswoman in Harris’ office, said it was time for “leaders across the political spectrum to take seriously the power they hold,” adding that elected officials should “elevate our discourse and bring people together.”

Steyer tweeted out a statement calling on the Republican Party to denounce any attacks “on the rights and dignity of any American.”

“We are seeing a systematic attack on our democracy and our rule of law that extends much further than just one isolated terrorist in Florida,” Steyer wrote. “Whether it’s voter suppression, voter intimidation, attacks on our free press, gerrymandering, or attempted violence — the trust and norms that are the actual basis of our civil society and political system are being eroded.”

In total, 13 IEDs consisting of six inches of PVC pipe, a small clock, battery, wiring and energetic material have been found, according to the criminal complaint against Sayoc. FBI Director Christopher Wray warned that more packages could be found in the coming days.

Authorities declined to comment on the motive behind the bombs, though Sayoc, who has a long arrest record, had expressed contempt for liberals and reverence for Trump, including on social media. In Florida, authorities seized Sayoc’s white van, which was adorned with pictures of Trump and stickers critical of Democratic leaders and news network CNN, another of the alleged bomber’s targets.

Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Hillsborough, told The Chronicle that Sayoc’s targets are people on “the president’s enemies list.”

Trump “has gone out of his way to throw verbal bombs,” Speier said. “He elevates people who do violent things. This could have been catastrophic to our country.”

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he “didn’t know” why Democrats were targeted.

Sayoc was charged with five federal crimes that included transporting explosives across state lines, illegally mailing explosives, threatening former presidents and other people, threatening interstate communications, and assaulting assaulting federal officers, according to the criminal complaint.

He could face up to 48 years in prison if convicted, Sessions said.

Prior to the announcement of the arrest, Trump was criticized for bashing CNN in a Friday morning tweet that used quotation marks around the word “bomb.”

Republicans are doing so well in early voting, and at the polls, and now this “Bomb” stuff happens and the momentum greatly slows - news not talking politics. Very unfortunate, what is going on. Republicans, go out and vote! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 26, 2018

“Republicans are doing so well in early voting, and at the polls, and now this ‘Bomb’ stuff happens and the momentum greatly slows — news not talking politics,” Trump wrote. “Very unfortunate, what is going on. Republicans, go out and vote!”

Chronicle staff writer Jill Tucker contributed to this story.

Sarah Ravani and Gwendolyn Wu are San Francisco Chronicle staff writers. Email: sravani@sfchronicle.com, gwendolyn.wu@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @SarRavani @gwendolynawu</s>Transcript for Person in custody in connection with suspected explosive packages

This is an ABC news special room. I'm way Johnson in New York a we have breaking news on those suspected explosive devices sent through the mail. Striking fear across the country over the past four days there you see some of the locations. This happening as law enforcement officers discovered 2 new packages this morning. One in Florida one in New York for a total of twelve different packages. ABC news is now getting word that law enforcement officers have a suspect in custody. In the Miami area related to these suspected packages sent through the mail it's go right to our justice correspondent. Pierre Thomas in Washington for the very latest fear what can you tell us. Would just as you said we're being told that a man or suspect has been taken into custody in connection with the mailing of these suspected explosive devices. We don't yet have an identity but we are being told is a press conference is going to be scheduled today. At main justice headquarters here in Washington DC again suspect has been taken into custody for questioning. We are awaiting more details for law enforcement officials have been working around the clock. All week. Trying to figure out who might be behind setting up these packages it has been a top priority at the FBI Secret Service and multiple law enforcement agencies. A national manhunt under way and we're told it a significant step has been. Made in terms of trying to figure out what that wardens of these packages were quick. All right Pierre just a note to our viewers here you're looking at video. Of the the special NYPD vehicle transporting one of those suspected explosive devices this is the one that was discovered. In midtown this morning at about 52 street at a mail processing area about one. Was again supposed to go to address to go to CNN specifically. To James clapper. He of course what one of the critics of the president trauma. Also there was another one we mentioned in Florida this morning that was supposed to go to senator Cory Booker. So we wanna go to Florida are even pilgrim is there she's been covering this and eve over the past couple days we've seen law enforcement activity picked up in the Florida area that is where. We're getting word that their taken this suspect in the custody what can you tell us about what is taken place there over the past few hours. That's right let investigators. Followed leaves clues here to South Florida we're told. That they were actually able to find forensic evidence on at least one of those packages that had been mailed as well as images from the US Postal Service. Other than male being processed and that's what brought them here. Did this packaging tenor this is where those packages are sorted for most of this at southern part of the state of Florida and and looking at those clues. We're told they were at the sources are telling us that they were looking for DNA evidence. Anything that would give them some insight into. Who this person was and we are they were sending these packages. Out of leading to that person being in custody. This morning wet. All right you have pilgrim thanks so much again talking about those packages and one thing that we've heard from law enforcement sources the fact those packages remained intact. Could provide a lot of that evidence is and as we're see now leading to a potential suspect in custody. In Florida are once again this is the very latest information relating to now a dozen suspected explosive devices sent through the mail. That suspect in custody we'll have the very latest coming up this evening on world news tonight with David Muir will also have more information on abcnews.com. And on the ABC news out for breaking news alerts I'm what Johnson in New York have good there. This has been a special. For me he's.</s>NEW YORK: Federal agents have arrested a suspect in connection with at least 12 suspicious packages and mail bombs sent to top Democrats and liberal critics of President Donald Trump, an official confirmed Friday (Oct 26).

"We can confirm one person is in custody," a US Department of Justice spokeswoman tweeted, announcing that a news conference would be held at 2.30pm.

The person was taken into custody in the Miami area, a law enforcement official said. The investigation into this week's wave of suspicious packages had focused on southern Florida and a mail sorting facility in the area.



Citing an unnamed source, cable network MSNBC said the suspect was a man in his 50s. CNN said the arrest was made in Plantation, a city near Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Reuters could not immediately confirm those reports.



READ: Police find packages sent to US senator, ex-intel chief as probe pivots to Florida



No one had claimed responsibility for the parcel bombs, which were denounced by authorities as terrorism and came less than two weeks ahead of US congressional elections that could alter the balance of power in Washington.

Police found two of the suspicious packages on Friday addressed to US Senator Cory Booker and James Clapper, the former US director of national intelligence, officials said.

The 11th package was addressed to Booker, a Democratic senator from New Jersey, and was discovered at a mail sorting facility in Florida, the FBI said. A 12th package was addressed to Clapper at cable network CNN and was intercepted at a New York City post office, a federal law enforcement official said.</s>NEW YORK (Reuters) - The man suspected of sending at least a dozen parcel bombs to high-profile critics of U.S. President Donald Trump is a 56-year-old registered Republican in Florida with a lengthy criminal history.

Public records showed Cesar Sayoc has been arrested numerous times over the years, including one case in which he was accused of threatening to use a bomb.

Sayoc was taken into custody on Friday morning outside an auto parts store in Plantation, Florida, federal authorities said.

Sayoc's white van, which was seized by authorities, had numerous stickers showing President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, as well as a "CNN SUCKS" sign, according to a screenshot posted on Twitter by a CNN reporter.

Sayoc is a promoter, booking agent and "live entertainment owner," according to his LinkedIn profile, which listed him as the owner of International Gold Productions.

He filed for bankruptcy in Miami in 2012, according to court records. At the time, Sayoc said he lived with his mother in Aventura, Florida, and listed a $1,150 tax refund and a 2001 Chevy Tahoe vehicle as his only assets.</s>KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) – A suspect had to be treated for minor injuries after crashing a stolen car while fleeing from the police.

The incident began at about 4:30 p.m.

At that time, officers tried to stop a vehicle in the area of 85th and Troost that had been taken in an armed robbery. The driver refused to stop and the police began their pursuit.

The driver crashed in the 1100 block of E. 77th Terrace and the driver was taken into custody a short distance away.

No members of the public or any police officers were injured.

EMS came to the scene to treat the suspect for minor injuries, however.</s>Federal authorities took a man into custody Friday in connection with the 12 possible package bombs mailed to high-profile Democrats.

The Associated Press, citing law enforcement sources, identified the man as Cesar Alteri Sayoc Jr., 56.

On Friday, officials said two additional packages were found — one recovered in Florida that was addressed to Democratic Sen. Cory Booker and one in a Manhattan post office addressed to former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. Since Tuesday, devices have been intercepted addressed to Clinton, Obama, Biden, billionaire George Soros, the actor Robert De Niro, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, former Attorney General Eric Holder and former CIA director John Brennan.

Justice Department public affairs director Sarah Isgur Flores confirmed a person was taken into custody Friday. “We can confirm one person is in custody,” she wrote on Twitter.

Here’s what to know about the suspect behind the mailed package bombs.

Cesar Sayoc is a 56-year-old man who was detained Friday in Plantation, Florida

Records for Sayoc show he is associated with an address in Aventura, Florida, and is registered as a Republican in Florida. According to Florida criminal records, Sayoc was born in New York.

A white van towed away from the scene was covered in pro-Trump imagery

The van was covered in stickers that show President Donald Trump and the presidential seal, among other pictures. Authorities have not said whether the van is connected with Sayoc.

Sayoc was arrested in 2002 in Miami for making a bomb threat. Records say he threatened to “throw, place, project or discharge” a destructive device.

Criminal records show Sayoc was arrested on multiple other occasions for fraud, tampering with evidence, drug possession and unlawful use of a driver’s license.
A suspect, Cesar Sayoc, is taken into custody in Plantation, Florida.