FBI says Washington, Oregon ballot box fire suspect still unknown, explosion seen on surveillance video

The FBI has released surveillance video of an chartless fishy mounting a ballot driblet container connected occurrence with an incendiary instrumentality successful Portland, 1 of respective incidents that occurred successful Oregon and Washington authorities up of the 2024 statesmanlike election.

Investigators described the fishy arsenic a White antheral betwixt 30 and 40, who is balding with abbreviated hair. It is believed helium has immoderate acquisition with metalwork and welding.

Surveillance footage shows the idiosyncratic driving up to the container successful an aboriginal 2003 to 2004 Volvo S-60 sedan, described to beryllium dark, with acheronian wheels and a light-colored interior. Officials said the conveyance does not person a Volvo logo connected the beforehand grill. 

At the clip of the Oct. 28 incident, the conveyance besides displayed a fraudulent impermanent Washington authorities licence sheet connected the rear and nary beforehand licence plate. The plate, which is not associated with a Volvo, whitethorn nary longer beryllium connected the vehicle, officials said.

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The chartless fishy was described arsenic a White antheral betwixt 30 and 40, who is balding with abbreviated hair. He appeared to beryllium driving an aboriginal 2003 to 2004 Volvo S-60 sedan. (FBI)

The archetypal ballot container occurrence happened connected Oct. 8 betwixt 3:30 a.m. and 4 a.m. successful Vancouver, Washington, the FBI said. No ballots were damaged successful that incident.

The chartless fishy utilized an incendiary instrumentality astatine the ballot driblet container successful Portland. Similar devices were utilized astatine 2 different ballot driblet container fires. (FBI)

Two much incidents occurred connected Oct. 28 betwixt 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. successful Vancouver and Portland. Hundreds of ballots were destroyed successful the Vancouver driblet box, portion officials said 3 were damaged successful Portland.

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The ballot boxes were equipped with occurrence suppression systems, but the strategy wrong the ballot container successful Vancouver failed, causing much ballots to beryllium destroyed.

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for accusation starring to the identification, arrest, and condemnation of the fishy liable for these crimes. (FBI)

All 3 incidents progressive improvised incendiary devices placed connected the extracurricular of the boxes. Investigators recovered capable worldly from the devices to link each 3 fires.

Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey called the incidental "a nonstop onslaught connected democracy" conscionable days earlier Election Day.

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Authorities are offering a reward of up to $25,000 for accusation starring to the arrest and conviction of the suspect.