A man with Denver connections was arrested Thursday in Los Angeles after unexploded devices were found at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel.
A law enforcement source told The Denver Post that Adam Hayat was taken into custody in the case and is due in court Friday morning.
A Denver Police Department spokesman referred questions about the case to the FBI. The Denver Fire Department said it could not comment.
“Unfortunately, I cannot comment on that because it’s an ongoing investigation,” said Jessie Smoger, a front desk supervisor at the Sheraton. “I can’t comment.”
Man arrested in LA after police say he left bombs in a Denver hotel used lipstick to write a note on hotel room mirror. h/t
— Jace Larson (@jacelarson)
However, ABC News reports that Hayat, who is an American citizen and of Pakistani descent, was found with knives after apparently flying to Los Angeles. He was arrested near the airport.
Law enforcement found unexploded devices at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Denver, where he was staying, .
Denver police tweeted at about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday that they were investigating a “suspicious package” on the 1500 block of Court Place. The only buildings on the block belong to the Sheraton.
“Officers collected some evidence for further evaluation,” the department tweeted the following morning. “No suspects in custody at this time.”
personnel on-scene in the 1500 Blk of Court Place investigating a suspicious package.
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice)
– Officers collected some evidence for further evaluation. No suspects in custody at this time.
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice)
Hayat grew up in an upper-middle-class neighborhood in St. Louis. He enlisted in the Marine Corps and was at one point stationed in Okinawa, Japan.
, Sultan Hayat, the father of the suspect, said his son has history of mental health problems, including PTSD, bipolar disorder and ADD symptoms.
“Police called this morning from Denver, and I talked to them,” Sultan told Denver7. “They said he had bought some firearms, and they were concerned that he may hurt himself or someone else.”
Police told Sultan that Hayat had “run up a bill of $10,000 since December 26 at a Denver hotel.”
It is unclear what connection he has to Denver.
More information in the case is expected to be released Friday.
This is a developing story that will be updated as more information becomes available.
