Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson and Speaker Adrienne A. Jones received bomb threats to their homes, according to Gov. Moore.
WASHINGTON — Multiple members of the Maryland State Senate were the victims of bomb threats on Thursday, according to Gov. Wes Moore.
On X, formerly known as Twitter, Moore shared that both Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson and Speaker Adrienne A. Jones received bomb threats to their homes. Both were later deemed to be not credible, the governor said.
“The Senate President and Speaker and their families are safe,” Moore said on X while thanking the Baltimore Police Department and Maryland State Troopers for their quick response.
“Our administration takes threats like these seriously,” Moore said. “I have said it before and will say it again: Violence of any type — including rhetoric and threats — will not be tolerated.”
These were just two of several notable bomb threats made on Thursday.
The Democratic National Committee headquarters received a potential bomb threat Thursday afternoon. No explosive devices were found after the United States Capitol Police cleared the building just after 4 p.m.
Additionally, multiple historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) around the country have received possible threats, leading to lockdowns and closed campuses on Thursday. At least six HBCU institutions reported potential threats to their campuses.
These include Alabama State University, Hampton University, Virginia State University, Clark Atlanta University, Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge and Bethune-Cookman University.