REWARD
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR A DOMESTIC TERRORISM
ACT
John
E. Lewis, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
in Oklahoma, and Oscar Villanueva, Inspector in Charge, United States
Postal Inspection Service, Southwest Division, announced the reward
for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction
of the individuals responsible for a domestic terrorism act against
an FBI Agent has been increased to $20,000.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is matching the $10,000 reward being
offered by the FBI. Additionally, besides joining the investigation,
the U.S. Postal Inspection Service is distributing approximately 8,000
information flyers to residents in McAlester and surrounding areas.
At approximately 1:15 a.m. on Sunday, May 4, a homemade explosive device
was detonated in the mailbox of an FBI Agent assigned to the McAlester
Resident Agency. The mailbox was located in a rural area east of McAlester
in Pittsburg County.
Anyone with information regarding the individuals responsible for this
crime should contact the McAlester FBI Office at (918) 423-1413, the
Oklahoma City FBI Office at (405) 290-7770 (24 hour number), or the
U.S. Postal Inspection Service at (405) 553-6511. You may remain anonymous.
The FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are offering a reward up
to $20,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and
conviction of the individuals responsible for the May 4 bombing of the
FBI Agent's mailbox.