Kyle Robert Tornow, Bomb Threat, Washington 2020
A 36-year-old Seattle man has been arrested and charged with making a bomb threat to a Portland, Oregon, Police precinct.
Kyle Robert Tornow is accused of using an online communication system to claim he had planted explosives at a Portland, Oregon, Police precinct.
According to records filed in the case, on July 24, 2020, Tornow allegedly used the Portland Police TrackIT system to send a message claiming he had planted an explosive at one of the city's police precincts.
Tornow claimed he had planted a bomb that was 'undetectable' to canine searchers and that if he were caught, 'others will take my place and immediately detonate the bomb.'
The communication claimed it was a 'felony threat' and needed to be taken 'seriously to avoid death.'
FBI agents were able to trace the communications back to Tornow, and he was arrested without incident this morning in Seattle, Washington.
Making a threat to damage or destroy a building is punishable by up to ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Tornow appeared in U.S. District Court in Seattle, Washington for the charges.
The case is being investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Thomas Woods.
The charges contained in the complaint are only allegations. A person is presumed innocent unless and until he or she is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Key Facts
- State: Washington
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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