RALEIGH – The United States Attorney for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announces that KiDARRYL T.
PHILLIPS faces federal charges for Threatened Use of a Weapon of Mass
Destruction.
According to publicly filed documents in federal court,
PHILLIPS is alleged to have made six bomb threats targeting Collins Aerospace
in Wilson, North Carolina. Phillips is a
contract employee of Collins Aerospace and had his initial appearance today in
front of United States Magistrate Judge James E. Gates.
If convicted, PHILLIPS would face up to a maximum term of
life imprisonment, a $250,000 fine as to each count, and a term of up to five
years supervised release following any term of imprisonment.
The charges and allegations contained in the criminal complaint
are merely accusations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until
proven guilty in a court of law.
The Wilson Police Department and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation are conducting the investigation of this case. Assistant United States Attorney Gabriel Diaz
is prosecuting this case for the government.
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