The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office in Florida charged 50-year-old David White with using a hoax weapon of mass destruction after he sprayed a substance labeled "COVID-19" on the doors and entrance of a Jacksonville business, deputies said.
JSO said White told employees and patrons of the business they were now infected with coronavirus after he sprayed the substance.
#JSO has arrested a subject for a COVID-19 threat at a local business. David R. White (W/M 50) arrested after spraying an unknown substance on the entrance doors and threatening patrons with COVID-19. For more, go to: https://t.co/G6Gng67vy5 pic.twitter.com/HCH7CrVlYi
— Jax Sheriff's Office (@JSOPIO) March 30, 2020
JSO's Intelligence Unit and the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force investigated the incident and identified White as the suspect.
The business took precautionary measures to sanitize the area where White sprayed the substance.
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