Brookville Courthouse Threat
Still Under Investigation
The FBI, US Postal Service investigators and Brookville Police are still investigating the incident that closed the Jefferson County Courthouse for several hours on Tuesday.
Jefferson County Emergency Management Director Tracy Zents says an envelope was delivered to the Tax Claim and Assessment Office at around 10 a.m. When it was opened, employees found the word "ANTHRAX" on a piece of paper.
Zents says the building was evacuated and sealed off until Clarion County's Emergency Response Team arrived, secured the envelope and turned it over to law enforcement officials.
Everyone was back inside the building by 2 p.m.
Zents says investigators don't know yet if it was a hoax or a threat, but a similar incident was reported in Pike County early in the afternoon, after the Brookville incident.
No voting was disrupted because voting was moved to the Courthouse Annex several years ago.
Jefferson County Emergency Management Director Tracy Zents says an envelope was delivered to the Tax Claim and Assessment Office at around 10 a.m. When it was opened, employees found the word "ANTHRAX" on a piece of paper.
Zents says the building was evacuated and sealed off until Clarion County's Emergency Response Team arrived, secured the envelope and turned it over to law enforcement officials.
Everyone was back inside the building by 2 p.m.
Zents says investigators don't know yet if it was a hoax or a threat, but a similar incident was reported in Pike County early in the afternoon, after the Brookville incident.
No voting was disrupted because voting was moved to the Courthouse Annex several years ago.
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