The man who police say claimed to have a bomb and then lit a substantial fire at the Spokane County Democratic headquarters was after “elites” of any political party, he told investigators, according to a Spokane Police Department news release.
The people he actually encountered included a woman in her second day as a local Democratic volunteer and a member of the local truck Teamsters union.
Peter Yeager, 45, of Grand Coulee, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree arson, although Spokane Police Chief Craig Meidl said detectives are pursuing other charges.
At the local Democrats’ office, Yeager told several volunteers he had a bomb and one volunteer saw wires coming from his backpack, said Spokane County Democrats chair Nicole Bishop.
Spokane police say no bomb found in office of Democrats
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