BUFFALO, NY. – A Buffalo man was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with threatening to blow up the VA Medical Centers in Buffalo, NY, and Washington, D.C.
The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
According to the complaint, Demont Coston, 56, of Buffalo, NY, on September 12, 2023, called the Veterans Crisis Line and made threats to blow up VA Medical Center in Buffalo.
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Coston made statements such as “If I can not get any help from the VA, no one can,” and “The VA won’t be here anymore.” Coston also stated, “he finally found the person that he wants to kill, and he planned to kill him tomorrow.”
After investigators were unable to contact Coston, he was located at a family member’s house in Maryland.
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Subsequently, Coston made similar threats to blow up the VA Medical Center in Washington D.C.
The complaint is the outcome of an investigation conducted by Chief Richard King of the VA Medical Center Police and Special Agent-in-Charge Christopher Algieri of the VA Office of Inspector General’s Criminal Investigations Division.
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