Cesar Sayoc, the man arrested for sending the pipe
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(CNN)Cesar Sayoc, the man sources say was arrested Friday in connection with suspected explosive packages sent to prominent politicians and others, is a 56-year-old Florida man with an arrest history that includes an alleged bombing threat, records show.
Sayoc, of Aventura, was arrested Friday morning at a business in Plantation, Florida, some 30 miles north of Miami, a source said.
DNA found on at least one of the packages helped investigators identify Sayoc as a suspect, law enforcement officials told CNN.
Here's what we know:
• Sayoc has ties to New York, a source said.
• He is a registered Republican, according to Florida Department of State spokeswoman Sarah Revell, citing the state's Division of Elections records.
• Sayoc had a string of arrests dating back to the early 1990s, Florida Department of Law Enforcement records show. Notable among them is a 2002 arrest by Miami police over an offense described in online records as a "threat to bomb" and "threaten to discharge destructive device."
The online records do not provide details about the case. They show that Sayoc pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one year of probation. There is also a notation about the adjudication being withheld.
The records show eight arrests, including on suspicion of grand theft, battery, fraud, drug possession and probation violations.
The adjudication of each of the arrests could not immediately be determined from the summary of offenses provided by the Department of Law Enforcement. Sayoc appears to have pleaded no contest to some offenses, and prosecutors seem to have dropped charges in other matters.
• At the arrest scene Friday morning, a van in Plantation was towed away to Miramar, Florida, where an FBI field office is located, a law enforcement official said. The van's exterior features images of President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence as well as a "CNN Sucks" sticker, video footage shows.
• Sayoc was not previously known to the Secret Service, law enforcement sources said.