Who is Cesar Sayoc? What we know about the suspected mail bomber arrested in Florida.

On the Internet and in real life, Cesar Sayoc was not shy about broadcasting his support for Donald Trump and his contempt for those the president might consider enemies.

He plastered stickers across his white van— supportive of Trump — alongside images of the president’s critics with red targets over their faces and a large decal that read “CNN sucks.” 

On Twitter, the 56-year-old trafficked conspiracy theories and ranted about liberal billionaire George Soros, former president Barack Obama, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton and others whose politics were out of line with his.

“He was crazed, that’s the best word for him,” said Debra Gureghian, the general manager of New River Pizza and Fresh Kitchen in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where Sayoc worked for several months. “There was something really off with him.”

On Friday, authorities arrested Sayoc, alleging in a criminal complaint that he was responsible for sending at least 13 potential explosive devices to prominent Democratic and media figures across the country in recent days — including Obama, Clinton, Soros, former attorney general Eric H. Holder Jr. and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.).

Although officials declined to say what they believe motivated him, court records, his social media and those who know him make clear that Sayoc was troubled and, at least in recent years, deeply partisan. 

Ronald Lowy, an attorney representing Sayoc’s family members, said he believed Sayoc was mentally ill and lived out of his vehicle for over a decade.

Sarah Jane Baumgartel, an attorney appointed Friday to represent Sayoc, declined to comment.

“I think this is a post-Trump sort of enticing somebody who maybe had some deep-seated issues, and this recent political climate seems to be bringing it to the surface with some people,” said Daniel Lurvey, a lawyer who represented Sayoc in the past.

One of Sayoc’s cousins, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Sayoc was “a really good guy who wouldn’t want to hurt anyone,” and the bombs — which didn’t detonate — were “a hoax.”

“This was his way of getting attention,” the cousin said. “He just wanted to get his opinion out there.”

SOURCE OF ARTICLE: Washington post