Department of Justice Press Release
For Immediate Release
May 13, 2011 United States Attorney's Office
District of Arizona
Contact: (602) 514-7500

Tucson Man Indicted and Arrested for Production and Use of Chemical Weapons

TUCSON, AZ—A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Todd Russell Fries, aka Todd Burns, of Tucson, for allegedly producing and using chemical weapons. Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Fries earlier this morning, and he is detained pending his appearance before a federal Magistrate Judge. Fries, 48, faces felony charges of prohibition against chemical weapons, according to the indictment unsealed this morning.

“This defendant developed and executed a chlorine gas attack that impacted an entire neighborhood and had the potential to cause tremendous harm and fear,â€