Man charged with threatening Parkland survivor's mother

Source: Associated Press


Updated 3:53 pm CST, Friday, December 21, 2018


FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida man sent a threatening letter to the mother of a Parkland mass shooting survivor and gun-control activist.

News outlets report that 78-year-old Warren Bond was arrested Thursday. A federal grand jury indicted him earlier this month on a charge of mailing a threatening communication.

Authorities say Bond used the United States Postal Service last June to send the threatening letter to the mother of David Hogg, who attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School earlier this year when 17 people were fatally shot. Hogg and several other students have since become national figures in the gun control debate.

Bond faces up to five years in a prison and a $250,000 fine. It wasn't known if he had an attorney.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/education/article/Man-charged-with-threatening-Parkland-survivor-s-13484874.php

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Warren Bond!

Man accused of mailing threatening letter to David Hogg's mother
Warren Bond, 78, indicted by federal grand jury
By Peter Burke - Local10.com Managing Editor
Posted: 11:03 AM, December 21, 2018

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A 78-year-old man is accused of mailing a threatening letter to the mother of Parkland school shooting survivor David Hogg, according to multiple reports.

Warren Bond was arrested by U.S. marshals Thursday and booked into the main Broward County jail. He faces a federal charge of mailing a threatening communication.

A federal indictment dated Dec. 13 alleges the incident took place June 22, days after Hogg's Coral Springs home was the target of a "swatting" prank.

Swatting is the action of making a prank emergency call to bring about a response of armed law enforcement officers.

More:
https://www.local10.com/news/parkland-school-shooting/man-accused-of-mailing-threatening-letter-to-david-hoggs-mother