FBI Pittsburgh field office targeted by driver in 'act of terror,' official says
Donald Henson, a 42-year-old former military member with mental health issues, drove his car at high speed into the FBI Pittsburgh gate and fled after placing an American flag on the damaged gate.
- A driver rammed a car into the gate of the FBI's Pittsburgh office early Wednesday, according to officials.
- No injuries were reported, and a bomb squad found no explosives at the scene.
- Authorities confirmed that the suspect, Donald Henson, has a history of mental health issues and had visited the FBI office weeks prior with a nonsensical complaint.
- Christopher Giordano from the FBI stated, 'This was a targeted attack on this building.
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FBI: Gate Crasher Sought to ‘Make a Statement’
The FBI said that the man who rammed a security gate at its Pittsburgh field office this week was trying to “make a statement.” In an arrest affidavit filed Wednesday, the FBI said Donald Henson admitted to ramming the gate, saying, “sic semper tyrannis,” Latin for “thus always to tyrants.” “It is famously associated with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth, who is said to have shouted the phrase after shooting the presiden…
Suspect In Custody After Hitting FBI Office In Pittsburgh - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA
A suspect is in custody after a vehicle drove into the gate at the FBI Pittsburgh field office yesterday morning. FBI officials say the crash happened 2:30 a.m. Wednesday when a vehicle intentionally crashed into a security gate. Charging documents say the man took out an American Flag, draped it over the gate, and then took off on foot. The suspect was identified as 46-year-old Donald Henson of Penn Hills. He was arrested by officers late yeste…
Suspect in custody after ‘targeted attack’ on FBI field office in Pittsburgh
A suspect is in custody after being accused of ramming his car into the entrance gate of the FBI’s Pittsburgh Field office on Wednesday, in what officials say was a ‘targeted attack.’ The FBI says that the suspect, Donald Henson of Penn Hills, used his car to ram the gate to the building around 2:40 a.m. on Wednesday. FBI Pittsburgh Assistant Special Agent in Charge Christopher Giordano said that after crashing into the gate, Henson grabbed an …
‘Terror’ suspect in custody after attack on Pittsburgh FBI office
(The Center Square) – Police have a suspect in custody following the ramming of the gate of Pittsburgh’s FBI field office early Wednesday morning, says FBI spokesman Bradford Arick. Donald Henson, of Penn Hills, is in custody, the FBI says.…
Veteran Charged with Ramming Car into FBI Gate in Pittsburgh Later Used Latin Phrase About Tyrants
A man who rammed a car into an FBI security gate in Pittsburgh and covered it in an American flag Wednesday later said he did it to “make a statement," the FBI said.
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