MILTON, Fla. — A man has been indicted on 12 federal counts after he mailed bomb threats to multiple federal and state agencies, prompting evacuations all over the state including in Tallahassee.
Noah Stirn, 24, has been indicted on 12 federal charges related to sending threatening letters involving explosives and injury to others.
The indictment alleges that in April and May 2019, while incarcerated at the Blackwater River Correctional Facility in Milton, Stirn mailed multiple letters to federal and state agencies that threatened the use of explosive devices.
In the letter sent to the R.A. Gray Building in Tallahassee on May 17, investigators say Stirn wrote, "THIS LETTER IS NOT A JOKE OR A HOAX" and described that the explosives, pipe bombs and "Texter Unibox C4" was placed inside offices as well as a "... a car bomb for the Secretary of State which should be in place as you receive this letter."
The indictment also alleges that Stirn asserted that the attacks were “for the cause of the Islamic State.”
Stirn will face arraignment in federal court on June 25 before United States Magistrate Judge Hope T. Cannon.
A man has been transferred into federal custody after admitting to mailing a bomb threat that prompted the evacuation of the R.A. Gray Building in Tallahassee last week.
The U.S. Department of Justice said 24-year-old Noah Stirn, who has been housed at the Blackwater Correctional Facility in Milton, Florida, is facing federal charges after mailing multiple letters to federal and state agencies that threatened the use of explosive devices.
The complaint alleges that during a one week time frame, Stirn mailed multiple letters to federal and state agencies, leading to the evacuation of the buildings and the deployment of officers with bomb sniffing canines.
According to court documents, the letters were sent to the federal court buildings and Social Security Administration buildings in Pensacola, Panama City, Gainesville, Tallahassee and Miami while Stirn was behind bars at BCF.
In the letter sent to the R.A. Gray Building in Tallahassee on May 17, investigators say Stirn wrote, "THIS LETTER IS NOT A JOKE OR A HOAX" and described that the explosives, pipe bombs and "Texter Unibox C4" was placed inside offices as well as a "... a car bomb for the Secretary of State which should be in place as you receive this letter."
Court documents filed by the FBI also stated the letters included demands for a wire transfer of $50,000 or an explosive would detonate, in which Stirn stated that there were bombs in the building and threats that the "this is a direct attack on the U.S. Government." In one letter, investigator say Stirn wrote that the judges of the court had been followed home and, if they didn't resign, would have the doors of their homes kicked in by gang members who would "viciously murder" them.
Staff at BCF also confirmed that Stirn had placed four more unsent letters in the mail the previous day addressed to the Clerk of the U.S. District Court in Panama City, Gainesville and Tallahassee and the Federal Public Defender's Office in Pensacola.
During an interview, investigators say Stirn admitted to federal agents that he wrote the letters due to his disagreement with various policies of the United States government and said his letters were an attempt to change those policies. He also informed the FBI that he would not stop mailing letters of this nature.
Officials say Stirn had his initial appearance in federal court on Monday.
To read the complete criminal complaint affidavit, click here.
