Arizona Man Arrested, Charged After Allegedly Threatening to Bomb White House
Investigators say Jacob Hicks also left unsent drafts with similar threats, and he faces a charge of making an interstate threat to injure.
- Jacob Hicks, 46, of Tucson, faces charges for Making an Interstate Threat to Injure after allegedly emailing threats to bomb the White House and Washington locations in September.
- Prompted by an email received by KGUN9, The FBI launched an investigation into the threats against the White House after the news station shared the message with law enforcement.
- During the investigation, Investigators discovered additional unsent draft emails linked to Hicks's account containing similar threatening language addressed to other news organizations.
- Arizona officials identified Hicks as the sender, and Officials continue reviewing the incident as the Interstate Threat charge remains pending against the Tucson man.
- The legal process for the Interstate Threat charge continues as Scripps News Group, which originally published the story, monitors developments in the federal case.
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Arizona Man Charged After Allegedly Threatening to Bomb White House
Tucson, AZ — A 46-year-old Arizona man has been arrested and federally charged after investigators say he threatened to carry out bomb attacks against the White House and other locations in Washington, D.C. Jacob Aaron Hicks of Tucson is charged with making an interstate threat to injure. The investigation began after Tucson television station KGUN9 received an email on Sept. 23 warning of an imminent attack and forwarded the message to law enfo…
Tucson Man Arrested For Threatening To Bomb White House
TUCSON – A Tucson man, Jacob Aaron Hicks, was arrested this week for allegedly sending an email on Sep.23, 2026, threatening to commit mass bombings at the White House and around the Washington, D.C. area. Hicks was charged by criminal complaint with Making an Interstate Threat to Injure. He made his initial appearance in federal...
Arizona man charged with threatening mass bombings at White House
An Arizona man has been arrested on charges of threatening mass bombings at the White House and other locations in Washington, D.C., according to federal prosecutors. The threats were allegedly sent in an email to a local news station. Jacob Aaron Hicks, 46, of Tucson, was arrested Wednesday and charged by criminal complaint with making […]
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