Bomb threat against Northern Virginia mosque leads to arrest

A Spotsylvania County man has been charged after investigators said he threatened to bring an explosive device to an event at the All Dulles Area Muslim Society Center, according to an announcement Monday from the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.

According to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, detectives began investigating after they were alerted to a comment posted on the ADAMS Center’s Instagram page. Authorities said the comment indicated someone planned to deliver an explosive device to an event at the center.

On Sept. 18, Loudoun County detectives, working with Virginia State Police and the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office, executed multiple search warrants in the 6800 block of Luce Lane in Spotsylvania County.

Authorities identified the suspect as Adam Sawyer, 50, of Spotsylvania County.

Sawyer was arrested Sept. 19 by the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office and charged with one count of threats to bomb. He was later released on an unsecured bond, according to investigators.

In a statement posted on social media, U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam thanked law enforcement agencies involved in the case.

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