Man Faces Charges For White Powder Envelopes

A man accused of putting envelopes containing a white powder inside about 30 residential mailboxes was
identified from an image taken by a grocery store security camera, an FBI agent said in a court document.

Brian Beeson, 25, of Centerville, made his first court appearance Tuesday on federal charges of threatening to use a biological weapon and threatening to use a weapon of mass destruction.

Federal agents have accused Beeson of placing the envelopes in residential roadside mailboxes in Centerville, Miami Township and Washington Township. The envelopes were found last Tuesday through Friday.

The outside of the envelopes said “Merry Christmas,” “Happy Holidays,” “You’re a winner” and “Just for you,” while greeting cards inside contained the powder and messages such as “Now you are sick,” “Enough to infect you” and “You’re infected,” according to an FBI affidavit.

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