Captured Suspect in Nationwide Bomb Scare ID'd as Cesar Sayoc, 56, of Florida

Federal authorities arrested a man in Florida on Friday, just outside of Miami, in connection to a spree of suspected explosive packages that created a nationwide, weeklong bomb scare. 

Law enforcement officials have identified the suspect as Cesar Sayoc, 56, of Aventura, Florida. He was arrested at an auto parts store in the city of Plantation. 

Sayoc is being charged with five federal crimes including mailing explosives and threatening former US presidents. Court records show Sayoc has a criminal record. When they arrested him, authorities also secured and towed the suspect's white van which was covered with political stickers on the windows.

FBI Director Christopher Wray says all the pipe bombs sent to prominent Democrats and CNN were "not hoax devices" and were indeed filled with dangerous explosives. 

Friday morning, the FBI reported an 11th suspicious package was discovered overnight in Florida, addressed to Democrat Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey. And officials in New York also uncovered a suspicious package Friday at a Manhattan post office addressed to former intelligence director James Clapper.

The hunt for whoever mailed a total of 13 suspected bombs to top Democrats and other public figures led to south Florida when authorities realized several of the packages went through a postal facility there.

The situation has leaders on both sides of the aisle calling for civility as investigators across the country follow up on clues to solve the crime spree that captured the attention of the nation.

Law enforcement officers discovered several more packages Thursday addressed to actor Robert DeNiro and former Vice President Joe Biden. Other packages were sent earlier in the week to former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, former Attorney General Eric Holder, liberal billionaire activist George Soros, and Rep. Maxine Waters.

"This division, this hatred, this ugliness, it has to end," Biden said. Leaders on both sides of the political aisle agree.

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) William G. "Jerry" Boykin of the Family Research Council in Washington is also calling for civility. In 2012, a gunman attacked FRC, injuring one person, because it had been labeled a hate group for its stand supporting biblical marriage.

"When we choose violence over dialogue and political discourse, it's a sad day in America. And I think that this has got to be rebuked, rebuffed, rejected – all types of violence today – not just sending bombs to somebody. I think this bomb maker is probably a one-off lunatic," Boykin said. 

And he has a message for those who are using violence and threats to divide Americans. 

"Stop what you are doing whether it's harassing people in a restaurant or on a street or sending bombs to people, or threatening people. Stop it! Stop it right now, and let's take a step back and let's see what we have to do to get back to being able to discuss our differences," Boykin said.

Even though the devices have been sent to top Democrats and other public figures, investigators are declining to comment on a possible motive.