An Orange County man has been charged with perpetrating a hoax terrorist attack at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Wednesday morning.
Daniel Sisk, a 49-year-old Barboursville resident, was spotted in the hospital east of Charlottesville city limits just before 11 a.m. Wednesday carrying a duffel bag and acting suspicious, according to police.
Multiple reports and witness accounts allege Sisk entered a meeting in the building, placed the duffel bag on the table, threatened the room and fled the scene.
An Albemarle County police spokeswoman was clear that Sisk has not been charged with an actual act of terrorism but more of a "hoax … more along the lines of a threat."
When officers arrived on the scene, they said they found Sisk had already departed.
"Upon police arrival, the suspect had already left the facility," the police department said in a statement issued later in the day. "After a search of the nearby area, officers located the individual and were able to take the suspect into custody without incident."
Sisk has been charged with possessing, manufacturing or distributing a weapon of terrorism or hoax device; disorderly conduct; assault; and impersonating public safety personnel.
Sisk is being held at Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail without bond.
Source: www.dailyprogress.com
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