The man who agents said rammed a gate at the FBI office in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood is in custody, officials confirmed to Pittsburgh’s Action News 4.They said Donald Henson admitted that he intentionally slammed his vehicle into the fence “to make a statement.” According to court papers, Henson then yelled “sic semper tyrannis,” which is a Latin phrase meaning “thus always to tyrants.”The phrase is “famously associated with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, by John Wilkes Booth, who is said to have shouted the phrase after shooting the president,” documents continued. FBI Pittsburgh said Henson, of Penn Hills, admitted to intentionally crashing a vehicle into the gate of the building on East Carson Street early Wednesday morning.That crash happened at about 2:40 a.m.”We look at this as an act of terror against the FBI. This was a targeted attack on this building,” Assistant Special Agent in Charge Christopher Giordano said. “Thankfully, no one was hurt.”Witnesses described the scary moments. “I’m blown away right now,” said Nakeisha Brown, who works nearby.Brown said she first heard the screeching of tires and then saw the aftermath of the crash, as well as a man who got out of the vehicle.VIDEO CAPTURES SUSPECT AFTER RAMMING GATE:”He got out and went around the passenger side, and pulled something out of the passenger side. I thought it was a gun, but it happened to be a flag, and he just set it on that fence and started yelling out some words and just took off.”Cierra Posey, who also works nearby, described the driver as being incoherent as he walked away from the scene.”He just walked away like nothing happened,” added another nearby worker, Idez Columbie.According to federal officials, Henson is a former military member and is known to have some mental health issues.The FBI said Henson previously visited the building about two weeks ago to file some sort of complaint, which officials said was unfounded and did not make much sense.”Like I said, we consider this an act of terror because it was directly against the FBI. He has come here in the past. He specifically targeted this building because it’s the FBI building,” Giordano said.A specific motive has not been established. There was some sort of writing on the side of the vehicle, and the FBI is trying to determine the meaning of that message.Henson was scheduled for an initial appearance at the federal courthouse in Pittsburgh on Wednesday afternoon. Henson faces federal charges of damaging government property and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees.

PITTSBURGH —

The man who agents said rammed a gate at the FBI office in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood is in custody, officials confirmed to Pittsburgh’s Action News 4.

They said Donald Henson admitted that he intentionally slammed his vehicle into the fence “to make a statement.” According to court papers, Henson then yelled “sic semper tyrannis,” which is a Latin phrase meaning “thus always to tyrants.”

The phrase is “famously associated with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, by John Wilkes Booth, who is said to have shouted the phrase after shooting the president,” documents continued.

FBI Pittsburgh said Henson, of Penn Hills, admitted to intentionally crashing a vehicle into the gate of the building on East Carson Street early Wednesday morning.

That crash happened at about 2:40 a.m.

“We look at this as an act of terror against the FBI. This was a targeted attack on this building,” Assistant Special Agent in Charge Christopher Giordano said. “Thankfully, no one was hurt.”

Witnesses described the scary moments.

“I’m blown away right now,” said Nakeisha Brown, who works nearby.

Brown said she first heard the screeching of tires and then saw the aftermath of the crash, as well as a man who got out of the vehicle.

VIDEO CAPTURES SUSPECT AFTER RAMMING GATE:

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“He got out and went around the passenger side, and pulled something out of the passenger side. I thought it was a gun, but it happened to be a flag, and he just set it on that fence and started yelling out some words and just took off.”

Cierra Posey, who also works nearby, described the driver as being incoherent as he walked away from the scene.

“He just walked away like nothing happened,” added another nearby worker, Idez Columbie.

According to federal officials, Henson is a former military member and is known to have some mental health issues.

The FBI said Henson previously visited the building about two weeks ago to file some sort of complaint, which officials said was unfounded and did not make much sense.

“Like I said, we consider this an act of terror because it was directly against the FBI. He has come here in the past. He specifically targeted this building because it’s the FBI building,” Giordano said.

A specific motive has not been established. There was some sort of writing on the side of the vehicle, and the FBI is trying to determine the meaning of that message.

Henson was scheduled for an initial appearance at the federal courthouse in Pittsburgh on Wednesday afternoon.

Henson faces federal charges of damaging government property and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees.

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