Police have filed criminal charges against the person they believe was responsible for sending a suspicious-looking package that resulted in the evacuation of a Butler County business.
Peter Bamford, 37, of Texas, is now facing charges from the Adams Township Police Department. He was arraigned via video on Tuesday.
Police say Bamford admitted to sending a package in the mail last week to A.R. Building Co. at One Adams Place on Seven Fields Boulevard in Adams Township. Bamford said the package was not meant to scare anyone but rather a way to convey his unhappiness over fees tied to an apartment he recently rented, which A.R. Building owns.
The package was a box within a box, and contained a small item wrapped in red duct tape with a note on top. The handwritten note indicated this was a final payment and contained an expletive. After receiving the parcel, the Adams Township building was evacuated and the Allegheny County Bomb Squad was called in.
Bomb squad officers X-rayed the item and were unable to determine what it was. They then took the package outside where they dismantled it, according to police. Inside was a mint tin wrapped with wire ties and red duct tape. Inside the can was glitter and a check.
