The man accused of mailing explosives to prominent Democrats and other critics of President Donald Trump has an unusual tie to Cincinnati.Cesar Altieri Sayoc, 56, of Florida, is a registered Republican and ardent Trump supporter who pushed far-right conspiracy theories online.WLWT uncovered a phone number with a 513 area code on a Florida court document.Sayoc is described as an amateur bodybuilder and former male stripper.When we called the number, we reached a man who said Sayoc worked for him briefly in the early 1990s in Cincinnati as an exotic dancer.He said it was so long ago, he remembered few details and hasn't had contact with Sayoc for years.Sayoc was swarmed Friday by dozens of heavily armed law enforcement officers in the parking lot of a Florida AutoZone store.FBI lab techs uncovered his fingerprint from one of two packages delivered Tuesday to California U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters.In all, at least 13 explosive devices were addressed to prominent Democrats including former President Barack Obama, former Vice President Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton.Law enforcement officials told the AP that the devices, containing timers and batteries, were not rigged to explode upon opening. But they were uncertain whether the devices were poorly designed or never intended to cause physical harm.New York Police Commissioner James O'Neill warned there might be more packages out there.

The man accused of mailing explosives to prominent Democrats and other critics of President Donald Trump has an unusual tie to Cincinnati.

Cesar Altieri Sayoc, 56, of Florida, is a registered Republican and ardent Trump supporter who pushed far-right conspiracy theories online.



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WLWT uncovered a phone number with a 513 area code on a Florida court document.

Sayoc is described as an amateur bodybuilder and former male stripper.

When we called the number, we reached a man who said Sayoc worked for him briefly in the early 1990s in Cincinnati as an exotic dancer.



He said it was so long ago, he remembered few details and hasn't had contact with Sayoc for years.



Sayoc was swarmed Friday by dozens of heavily armed law enforcement officers in the parking lot of a Florida AutoZone store.

FBI lab techs uncovered his fingerprint from one of two packages delivered Tuesday to California U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters.

In all, at least 13 explosive devices were addressed to prominent Democrats including former President Barack Obama, former Vice President Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton.

Law enforcement officials told the AP that the devices, containing timers and batteries, were not rigged to explode upon opening. But they were uncertain whether the devices were poorly designed or never intended to cause physical harm.

New York Police Commissioner James O'Neill warned there might be more packages out there.