Crime & Safety
Elyria Man Sentenced for Sending What He Said was Anthrax to Prosecutor's Office
Manns sent Summit County Clerks and Prosecutor's Office letters including a white powdery substance, and said the substance was anthrax.
ELYRIA, OH - An Elyria man was sentenced to more than four years in prison for making threats with a white powdery substance, said Carole S. Rendon, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. Manns previously pleaded guilty to mailing threatening communications and related charges.
Drew D. Manns, 33, was sentenced to 51 months in prison. It will be served consecutively to his state prison sentence stemming from an arson.
Manns sent Summit County Clerks and Prosecutor’s Office letters including a white powdery substance, and identified the substance as anthrax in the body of the accompanying letters, according to court documents.
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Manns was previously sentenced to five years in prison for setting a fire at Lorain County Community College that caused $8.4 million in damages, according to the Morning Journal. Manns pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated arson in that case.
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