FBI raids Oregon home in Arpaio death threat
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FBI agents raided a Portland, OR, home Monday morning looking for evidence to tie a suspect to death threats against Sheriff Joe Arpaio on the blog website TargetingCops.com.
There was also a picture of Arpaio on the site with text claiming, “Wanted: Dead or Alive. You’re next Joe, and watch your back, bitch.”
An FBI SWAT team, acting on a request from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, entered the home and at one point evacuated the area after discovering what appeared to be an improvised explosive device, MCSO said. A bomb squad later determined the device to be a prop.
As many as eight people were suspected to be living in the home that had been under surveillance for a number of days in preparation for the raid. The FBI in Portland chose Monday as the day for the raid because it was a holiday and a nearby elementary school would be closed, according to MCSO.
Deputies served a search warrant at 33-year-old Adam Eugene Cox’s home. A computer and other evidence was seized.
On Friday, Cox was arrested and taken into custody on an unrelated warrant for assault. He’s being investigated as the prime suspect in the Arpaio death threat investigation.
According to MCSO, Cox’s postings stated that the Sheriff and his family would be killed:
“I plan to kill Arpaio first. He will be filled with a thousand bullet holes before the year is out. I promise you this. He won’t f*** with Obama. He will be buried 10 feet under and his whole family will be murdered along with him.”
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