3 Men in Texas Held in Alleged Plot to Use Biological Weapons
Three south Texas men were arrested Wednesday on charges they threatened to use biological weapons against federal agents.
The FBI said Johnnie Wise, 72; Jack Abbott Grebe Jr., 43; and Oliver Dean Emigh, 63, were charged with conspiracy to use “weapons of mass destruction.”
Special Agent John J. DeLeon III said the weapons were biological but he refused to give other details, saying criminal complaints against the suspects were sealed.
He wouldn’t discuss the type of chemical involved or how much the suspects allegedly possessed.
The men were arrested at a mobile home in this town five miles north of Brownsville. They were held in the Cameron County Jail pending an arraignment today in Brownsville federal court.
FBI agents, a fire truck and a hazardous materials team were at the mobile home Wednesday night. Andy Sanchez, the on-site leader for Code 3 Environmental Services, refused to comment.
It was not clear if agents had entered the trailer.
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