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

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Sinkewicz, M. (2026, October 9). Arizona man arrested after allegedly emailing White House bomb threat to Tucson news station. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/us/arizona-man-arrested-allegedly-emailing-white-house-bomb-threat-tucson-news-station

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-09 · by Michael Sinkewicz

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Jacob Aaron Hicks, a 46-year-old from Tucson, Arizona, was arrested on Wednesday after allegedly emailing a local news station threatening bomb attacks at the White House and other locations in Washington, D.C. Federal officials charged Hicks with making an interstate threat to injure; they also found additional email drafts containing similar threats to other news organizations. The FBI and U.S. Secret Service are investigating the case, which was reported by a community partner who alerted law enforcement immediately upon receiving the threatening message.
Written by AI on 2026-10-09, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Jacob Aaron Hicks, a 46-year-old man from Tucson, Arizona, was arrested on September 27 after allegedly emailing a local TV station on September 23 to claim an imminent bomb strike against the White House and other locations in Washington, D.C. The news station promptly contacted law enforcement upon receiving the email, leading to an investigation that identified Hicks as the sender. In addition to this threat, investigators found other emails drafted by Hicks addressed to various news organizations on the same date with similar threats. U.S. Attorney Timothy Courchaine emphasized the seriousness of such threats and praised the swift response from the local station and law enforcement, including the FBI and the U.S. Secret Service, who are leading the investigation.

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D.C. FBI Tucson Washington the U.S. Attorney's Office

Subjects

Hicks PERSON · 4× FBI ORG · 3× Washington ORG · 3× D.C. GPE · 2× Tucson GPE · 2× the U.S. Attorney's Office ORG · 2× Arizona GPE · 1× Jacob Aaron Hicks PERSON · 1× U.S. GPE · 1× the District of Arizona GPE · 1×

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"We must take threats of violence like this one seriously," U.S. Attorney Timothy Courchaine said in a statement. "I am grateful to our local news station for referring this threat to law enforcement, and to the FBI for addressing the situation quickly, professionally, and with the level of commitment it required," Courchaine added.
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🔮 According to the criminal complaint, Hicks allegedly emailed a local Tucson television station on Sept. 23, claiming that there would be an "imminent bomb strike against the White House and other locations in Washington, D.C." After receiving the email, the station alerted law enforcement, prompting an investigation into the threat.

Claims (11 extracted, 3 hedged)

An Arizona man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly sending an email threatening to carry out bombings at the White House and other locations in Washington, D.C., federal officials said. uncertain
officials → arrest → Washington
Jacob Aaron Hicks, 46, of Tucson, was charged with making an interstate threat to injure, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona announced. asserted
Office → charge → Arizona
According to the criminal complaint, Hicks allegedly emailed a local Tucson television station on Sept. 23, claiming that there would be an "imminent bomb strike against the White House and other locations in Washington, D.C." After receiving the email, the station alerted law enforcement, prompting an investigation into the threat. uncertain
station → accord → threat
Authorities said they later identified Hicks as the alleged sender of the email. asserted
they → say → email
"We must take threats of violence like this one seriously," U.S. Attorney Timothy Courchaine said in a statement. "I am grateful to our local news station for referring this threat to law enforcement, and to the FBI for addressing the situation quickly, professionally, and with the level of commitment it required," Courchaine added. asserted
Courchaine → take → commitment
According to federal officials, investigators also discovered additional email drafts in the account linked to Hicks. uncertain
investigators → accord → Hicks
Officials said the drafts, also dated Sept. 23, were addressed to other news organizations and contained similar threats involving the White House and other locations in Washington, D.C. The FBI is leading the investigation with assistance from the U.S. Secret Service. asserted
FBI → say → Service
FBI Phoenix Special Agent in Charge Rebecca Day credited the news station for alerting authorities to the threat. asserted
Day → credit → threat
"We appreciate the community partner who reported the threat to law enforcement. asserted
who → appreciate → enforcement
Cooperation and partnership are essential to protecting the American people," Day said. asserted
Day → protect → people
The U.S. Attorney's Office said Hicks made his initial appearance in federal court Thursday. asserted
Hicks → say → court
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