As information about the numerous complaints the owner of a Virginia house that exploded as police attempted to carry out a search warrant voiced against neighbors and others on social media and in lawsuits began to surface, officials confirmed on Tuesday that they suspected the owner had perished in the explosion.
Chief of Arlington County Police Andy Penn named James Yoo, 56, as the individual who called the police to the Arlington home following more than thirty instances of his firing a “flare-type gun” into the neighborhood from inside the residence at a press conference.
During the press conference, Arlington County Police Chief Andy Penn named the suspect as James Yoo, 56, and stated that detectives think Yoo perished in the explosion. According to Penn, the medical examiner’s office has discovered human remains and is actively identifying them.
With the exception of two little noise problems, Yoo didn’t engage with the police much while residing in the house that exploded, according to Penn. Penn stated that the suspect’s “concerning social media posts” are being examined by investigators.
According to a statement released by the Arlington County Police Department on Monday night, police were called to the residence at 4:45 p.m. following an allegation that someone had fired 30 to 40 flare gun shots into the area from inside the house. The man remained locked inside the house despite police attempts to reach him by phone and loudspeakers, they claimed.
Just before 8:25 p.m., police arrived at the house with a search warrant in hand. The explosion happened after the suspect “discharged several rounds” from inside the house, according to Arlington County police spokesman Ashley Savage.
Although the remains within the house have not yet been identified, Penn stated that “all factors point to that it’s this individual (Yoo)”.
Yoo voiced his complaints about a number of people in his life in public. He recently shared paranoid tirades against his neighbors and a former coworker on LinkedIn.
In addition, he filed federal cases against his younger sister, the New York Supreme Court, his ex-wife, and a moving business, all of which were dropped for being frivolous.
Four cases were brought between 2018 and 2022; the judges rejected all of them, calling some of them “confusing” or “convoluted.”
Yoo said he was committed against his will and filed a 163-page federal complaint in New York in 2018 against his former spouse, his younger sister, and a hospital. Yoo claimed collusion and of his rights.
