CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The 56-year-old Florida man in custody in connection with the 12 bomb-like devices addressed to prominent Democrats has ties to Charlotte.
Cesar Sayoc Jr., who was born in Brooklyn, New York, had an address in Mint Hill in the year 1999, according to public records.
A man with the same name and birth date as Sayoc was arrested in Mecklenburg County on April 10, 1999 when he was 37 for possessing a stolen vehicle. The case stems out of Matthews.