联邦官员称，周三，一名亚利桑那州男子因涉嫌发送电子邮件威胁要在白宫及华盛顿特区的其他地点实施爆炸而被捕。
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.
亚利桑那州联邦检察官办公室宣布，现年46岁、来自图森市的雅各布·亚伦·希克斯被指控犯有跨州实施伤害威胁罪。
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.
据刑事起诉书显示，希克斯涉嫌于9月23日向图森当地一家电视台发送电子邮件，声称“即将对白宫及华盛顿特区的其他地点发动炸弹袭击”。收到邮件后，该电视台立即通知执法部门，从而引发了对此威胁事件的调查。
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.
联邦检察官蒂莫西·库尔谢恩在一份声明中表示：“我们必须严肃对待此类暴力威胁。”他还称，经调查确认希克斯就是该邮件的发送者。
FLORIDA MAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY THREATENING TO KILL TRUMP, RUBIO AND BONDI Authorities said they later identified Hicks as the alleged sender of the "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.
库尔谢恩补充道：“我很感谢当地电视台及时将这一威胁信息通报给执法部门，也要感谢联邦调查局迅速、专业且尽职尽责地处理了此事。”
According to federal officials, investigators also discovered additional email drafts in the account linked to Hicks.
据联邦官员介绍，调查人员还在与希克斯相关的电子邮箱账户中发现了其他邮件草稿。
OHIO MAN CHARGED OVER GRAPHIC THREATS TO KILL TRUMP, BEHEAD GOP LAWMAKER 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.
这些草稿同样标注为9月23日发送，收件方为其他新闻机构，内容也包含类似威胁，涉及对白宫及华盛顿特区其他地点实施袭击。目前，联邦调查局在美特勤局的协助下负责此次调查。
The FBI is leading the investigation with assistance from the U.S. Secret Service. FBI Phoenix Special Agent in Charge Rebecca Day credited the news station for alerting authorities to the threat.
联邦调查局凤凰城分局负责人丽贝卡·戴对这家电视台及时向当局通报威胁信息表示赞赏。
"We appreciate the community partner who reported the threat to law enforcement.
戴说道：“我们感谢这位及时向执法部门报告威胁信息的社区伙伴。只有加强合作与协作，才能切实保护美国民众的安全。”美国联邦检察官办公室称，希克斯于周四首次在联邦法院出庭。
Cooperation and partnership are essential to protecting the American people," Day said. The U.S. Attorney's Office said Hicks made his initial appearance in federal court Thursday.