Man charged in bomb scare at federal buildings in Asheville
Another anti government wingnut, thankfully this was one came with toothless threats. If people like Alex Jones and Glenn Beck keep preaching the crazy and stirring up these wackos for their own profit we are eventually going to have another Murrah building scale domestic terror event.
The evacuation forced the closure of Patton Avenue near the building and a portion of Otis Street. Federal workers waited on sidewalks near the offices until getting word they could return to work.
The suspicious package was a brown paper bag that contained clothing along with “what could be components of a possible bomb,” Welch said. The bag also contained a cryptic note that authorities deemed threatening, he said.
He declined to divulge the contents of the note but said police were familiar with McDonald. He has previously left threatening notes aimed at federal agencies in the complex, Welch said.
The FBI, Internal Revenue Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and a number of other federal agencies have offices in the Patton Avenue building.