Florida man threatened to blow up homes of Disney World execs, investigators say

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — A Florida man used social media to make threats including to blow up the homes of Disney executives with C-4 and a hand grenade, investigators said.

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Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said Steven Jordan created a Twitter account Aug. 8 and sent 186 tweets in a three-hour time frame.

A couple of the tweets were threats directed toward Walt Disney World.

“@Disney or we will blow up all of your execs houses with C4,” one tweet read.

“@Disney I will toss a hand grenade threw (sic) their loft window,” he wrote in another.

Jordan, 31, of Seminole, also made derogatory comments against video game maker Activision, investigators said.

His account was suspended Aug. 9.

Investigators said that during an interview Jordan admitted to writing the tweets. He was arrested and charged with threatening to throw, place or discharge a destructive device. He is being held on a $10,000 bond.

This is not the first time he has threatened violence.

In 2019, Jordan was convicted on a charge of false reporting about planting a bomb, explosive or weapon of mass destruction, investigators said.

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