Metro News Release

For immediate release: August 19, 2009

Metro Transit Police arrest man for making bomb threats

Raymond A. Gray, Jr., faces federal charges

The Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) arrested Raymond A. Gray, Jr., on Tuesday, August 18, for making multiple bomb threats to the Metro system.

Gray was charged by a Federal grand jury with five counts of willfully making a threat/maliciously conveying false information using fire and explosives, and could receive up to 10 years in prison. The charges cover bomb threat calls from five stations in Washington, D.C., between January and July. The 38-year-old, of no fixed address, is in custody in the District of Columbia.

The MTPD Criminal Investigation Division is continuing to investigate Gray and believes that he has made multiple bomb threat calls from Metrorail stations in Washington, D.C., Prince George’s County and Montgomery County, Md. Gray may face additional counts to the charges he currently faces.

MTPD detectives worked with the FBI Joint Terrorism Taskforce, Department of Homeland Security, United States Secret Service, Metropolitan Police Department Intelligence Operations Command Center/Fusion Center and the United States Attorney’s Office.

“It was a tremendous effort on the part of several law enforcement agencies that resulted in these charges,” said Metro Transit Police Chief Michael A. Taborn. “If someone makes threats of this nature, we take it seriously and track them down.”

Media contact for this news release: Cathy Asato or Lisa Farbstein at 202-962-1051.
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News release issued at 3:16 pm, August 19, 2009.