Posted on 05/07/2013 1:54:49 PM PDT by Nachum
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, located in Brooklyn, was on lockdown shortly after 4:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoon after an anthrax threat, a court official confirmed to TPM.
A source in the courthouse passed along an email from the court clerk informing court personnel of the threat.
“An envelope was received with an anthrax threat and a white power and was released in the main clerk’s office on the first floor. Only one staff member came into direct contact with the powder,” the email read.
“At this time and until we get an all clear from the USMS, no one can leave that area once they have entered. It is very important that no one enter that space (mail room, file room, docketing, intake, personnel, etc) and that the judges’ elevator on the Adams Street side of the building not be used to exit on the first floor.”
The USMS is the U.S. Marshal’s Service, which, among other things, provides security for the federal courts.
(Excerpt) Read more at tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com ...
Nah, it’s likely as a result of some sort of sinister youtube video.
Just another distraction from the Benghazi hearings tomorrow..
“on lockdown “
too bad!
Prolly a YouTube maker, or a guy who lives in trailer, or a REALLY bad guy who lives in a trailer AND makes YouTube videos.
VERY DANGEROUS.
Seriously, was weaponized anthrax a serious threat? EVER?
This is just another "1 man can shut down a whole city of metrosexuals with a minor threat" scenarios.
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