Yuttana Choochongkol
Yuttana Choochongkol
Yuttana Choochongkol (born October 26, 1977) is a medical research subject and resident of San Antonio, Texas. On Saturday, January 13, 2018 he was arrested for allegedly threatening to commit a mass shooting on Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers-Jacksonville Jaguars playoff game. His goal was to kill "Steelers football players and fans," before committing suicide. [1] [undefined] [undefined]
Career
Yuttana Choochonkol has been participated in more than 25 studies as a medical trial subject for World Wide Clinical Trials since 2011.
Mass Shooting Threat Allegations
Photo of Heinz Field the site where Yuttana Choochongkol threatened to commit a mass shooting
Screenshot of Yuttana Choochongkol arrest record in the Bexar County Central Magistrate database [undefined]
On Friday, January 12, 2018 Yuttana Choochongkol was arrested for threatening a mass shooting at Sunday, January 14, 2018 NFL playoff game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Pittsbugh Steelers, according to an arrest affidavit. [undefined]
According to the affidavit, police said Yuttana Choochongkol made multiple threats to kill NFL players, fans and himself during the game at Heinz Field. [undefined]
The affidavit said that on Thursday, January 11, 2018 KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh received a threat from Choochongkol that read:
"This Sunday's playoff game in Pittsburgh is going to be like no other.
Why?
Because it's going to be my last day on this pathetic planet.
So why not take some innocent lives with me?
The Steelers game will be packed, and that's when I plan on killing Steelers football players and fans before taking my own pitiful life.
After all, what does a person that is going to commit suicide have to lose?
Absolutely nothing.
So why not take out some million dollar Steelers players before me?
Sounds like a good idea.
Hahahahahah"[1]
That same day, the director of security for Heinz Field received a similar threat from Yuttana Choochongkol, the affidavit said.
The threat was uploaded to heinzfield.com with the same username and IP address, the affidavit said. [1]
KDKA-TV and Heinz Field officials sent the IP address to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to track the threat, which federal authorities traced to Worldwide Clinical Trials in San Antonio, the affidavit said. Yuttana Choochongkol has participated in 25 medical trials with the company as a test subject since 2011. [1]
After looking at security cameras and speaking to workers at the facility, authorities identified the suspect as Yuttana Choochongkol.
Charges
In Friday, January 12, 2018 Yuttana Choochonkol was charged with the third degree felony of making a terroristic threat to the public. He was taken into the Adult Detention Center Facility in Bexar County on Thursday and released the following day with no bail. [1] [undefined] [undefined] [undefined]