FBI Arrests Man In Anthrax Shock & Awe Terror Hoax – Sent 12 Packages
October 30, 2008 by national
Filed under Incident Reports
The FBI arrested a Sacramento man late Wednesday afternoon on suspicion of sending hoax packages containing sugar packets labeled as anthrax and CDs entitled anthrax.
Agents took Marc M. Keyser, 66, into custody without incident at his home.
The FBI says Keyser is facing three charges for allegedly mailing more than 120 packages containing a CD titled “Anthrax: Shock & Awe Terror.” Attached to the CDs were sugar packets containing a white powdery substance and a label with an orange biohazard symbol and the words “Anthrax Sample.”
One of the packages was delivered to the Modesto office of Rep. George Radanovich, R-Mariposa, Wednesday morning. The delivery prompted an evacuation and the call-out of a Hazmat squad.
Investigators say Keyser is believed to have sent the packages to over 100 media outlets across the country, including News10, and at least two restaurants in the Sacramento-area.
Testing has been completed on several of the packages and there has been no evidence of a bio-hazard substance, says the FBI. The agency warned there will propably be additional packages received in the next several days. The FBI encourages recipients to contact law enforcement so that the packages can be examined and held as possible evidence.
There is no word on a motive for the packages.
The arrest wasn’t the first time Keyser has made area headlines.
