Feds indict Florida school bomb-threat suspect

David Disharoon is accused of phoning in over 50 bomb threats to Discovery Elementary, Rockledge High and Sabal Elementary schools in Brevard County, and to medical centers and other institutions.

TAMPA, Florida (Florida Today) July 9, 2010 -- A federal grand jury returned a nine-count indictment the week of July 5 against 48-year-old David Disharoon in connection with more than 50 bomb threats authorities said he phoned in earlier this year to schools, hospitals, stores and other institutions.

The Brevard County authorities said the resulting evacuations and manhunt cost more than $1 million.

The chief of the United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida said the man would have an initial appearance hearing in Orlando, where counsel will be appointed. That had not been scheduled.

The Brevard County Detention Center officials said that the man remained at the jail July 8, where he has been held without bail since his May 25 arrest. He also was suspected in bomb threats in Orange and Indian River counties.

According to the two-page document, he is accused of threatening to detonate bombs at: Discovery Elementary, Rockledge High and Sabal Elementary schools on May 7; Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne on May 8; the Brevard County Clerk's Office and Cape Canaveral Hospital on May 19; Titusville's Parrish Medical Center and Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando on May 22; and Wuesthoff Medical Center-Rockledge on May 23.

Link: http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100709/NEWS01/7090322/1006/Feds+focus+on+9-count+indictment+against+bomb-hoax+suspect

Source: DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report