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Who Is Jacob Aaron Hicks? Man Charged Over White House ‘Mass Bombings’ Threat

First reported 9 Oct, 00:14 UTCUpdated 2d ago3 sources

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Hicks emailed a local Tucson news station on September 23, claiming there would be a bomb strike against the White House.

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Who Is Jacob Aaron Hicks? Man Charged Over White House ‘Mass Bombings’ Threat

Hicks emailed a local Tucson news station on September 23, claiming there would be a bomb strike against the White House.

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Arizona man arrested after allegedly emailing White House bomb threat to Tucson news station

Jacob Aaron Hicks allegedly emailed a Tucson news station claiming an imminent bomb strike against the White House, prompting an FBI investigation.

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  1. Fox NewsRightUSMixed factuality
    Arizona man arrested after allegedly emailing White House bomb threat to Tucson news station (opens Fox News in a new tab)

    Jacob Aaron Hicks allegedly emailed a Tucson news station claiming an imminent bomb strike against the White House, prompting an FBI investigation.

  2. New York PostRightUSMixed factuality
    Arizona man arrested after allegedly emailing Tucson news station plans to bomb the White House (opens New York Post in a new tab)

    Jacob Aaron Hicks, 46, was arrested Wednesday after allegedly sending an email threatening to bomb the White House.

  3. NewsweekCenterUSMostly factual
    Who Is Jacob Aaron Hicks? Man Charged Over White House ‘Mass Bombings’ Threat (opens Newsweek in a new tab)

    Hicks emailed a local Tucson news station on September 23, claiming there would be a bomb strike against the White House.

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