US federal prosecutors Wednesday have filed what are apparently the first charges of perpetrating a biological weapons hoax to arise out of the coronavirus pandemic.
As officers tried to restrain him, he told a female officer,"I have corona, b----, and I'm spreading it around," according to court documents.Curry was released on bond, but the police were called back to the house the next day and arrested him a second time. The charges say he spat on the arresting officer several times.In Texas, federal prosecutorsagainst Christopher Charles Perez, 39, of San Antonio.
Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen said last month that the coronavirus appeared to meet the definition of a biological agent. These appear to be the first charges filed under that authority.Pete Williams is an NBC News correspondent who covers the Justice Department and the Supreme Court, based in Washington.
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