Federal authorities have taken one person into custody in connection with the 12 possible package bombs mailed to prominent Democrats.
Justice Department Public Affairs Director Sarah Isgur Flores confirmed the news on Twitter about 11 a.m. Friday and said a press conference was scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
Authorities have not released the name of the suspect.
On Friday morning, television footage showed heavy federal agent activities outside a home in Plantation, Florida, but authorities have not yet confirmed where the person was taken into custody.
Many of the packages were addressed to high-ranking Obama Administration officials, including former President Barack Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former CIA Director John Brennan and former Attorney General Eric Holder.
On Friday morning, the FBI said a package had been recovered in Florida that was addressed to Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey. New York police confirmed a suspicious package had been found at a Manhattan post office addressed to James Clapper, the former Director of National Intelligence and critic of President Donald Trump, taking the total number of packages to 12.
