Investigators found a handwritten note in the woods near the Ponderosa. One source close to the case said the note contained "significant content."
Sources said investigators found the note after a caller to the investigation tip line said there was a note for police in the woods near the restaurant. The phone call, placed after the Saturday night shooting, was traced to a location in Richmond near where the man with the minivan was picked up Monday.
Sources said the note "hinted at a demand for money."
Montgomery County, Maryland, Police Chief Charles Moose, who is heading the sniper investigation, issued a brief, cryptic statement Monday. "We are going to respond to a message that we have received," he said. "We will respond later. We are preparing a response at this time."
If that's the case, these arrests have nothing to do with the shooting. This is some ding-dong trying to cash in on the reward, however ineptly.
My guess is nobody is any closer to catching this perp.