Cesar Sayoc, who had a criminal record and lived in a truck covered with pro-Trump and anti-democratic posters, was arrested on October 26, five days after sending the first package. The police had found their fingerprints and DNA on the packages.
Cesar Sayoc, the man arrested and charged in Florida for sending parcel bombs to a series of anti-Trump figures in late October, appeared for the first time on Tuesday in New York, where a federal judge in Manhattan ordered his detention. confirmed the prosecutor's office.
Cesar Sayoc, 56, who had been transferred from Florida the day before, appeared for only a few minutes, according to a spokesman for the prosecutor.
He is expected to return to court by November 12 to plead guilty or not guilty to the five charges against him, including the illegal sending of explosives and threats to former presidents and their families. risk a maximum sentence of 48 years in prison.
Many of the parcels found in New York State
Several of the 13 parcel bombs that Donald Trump's fan had sent from Florida were found in New York State: those targeting billionaire George Soros; Hillary Clinton; Robert de Niro; Former CIA Director John Brennan and former Director of Intelligence James Clapper.
Cesar Sayoc also sent parcels to former President Barack Obama, former Vice President Joe Biden, and several congressional officials, including New Jersey Senator Cory Booker and California Representative Kamala Harris, both of the possible Democratic candidates for the 2020 presidential election.