VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — An 18-year-old who threatened to blow up several buildings, including the Orlando International Airport and the Amway Center, is facing more charges after deputies said he wrote up a detailed plan to bomb the Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters in Jacksonville.
Deputies said Ethan Russell made the threats from jail in a letter to his mother.
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Deputies said Russell also vowed to join a terrorist organization or start his own violent attacks across the world.
Officials believe Russell used the jail email system to lay out the plan to bomb the building and also use a sniper rifle on people who would flee the building, writing in part, "When they get in the line of fire, I will pick them out one by one," according to the letter.
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Records show Russell was initially booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail after a neighbor saw him breaking into a home carrying seven knives and wearing a mask.