MIAMI, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- A Florida man pleaded guilty in court to sending five envelopes containing a white powder to a sheriff's office and courthouse.
Tarvess Taylor, 26, did not say why he sent the envelopes -- four of which also contained threatening letters to himself -- when he pleaded guilty to the crime Wednesday, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported.
The envelopes were sent to the Broward County Sheriff's Office and the Broward County Courthouse on Oct. 4 from Miami.
After receiving the envelopes, the sheriff's office had to be closed down and hazardous materials employees from the sheriff's office and the Fort Lauderdale Police Department had to be brought in to clear up the areas, which cost more than $32,000 to do.
The powder, which some employees said irritated their skin, turned out to be Ajax bleaching powder.
Experts said Taylor wore gloves when he handled the envelopes and investigators were able to link the powder and fibers caught under the stamps on the envelope to powder and gloves found at Taylor's home, the report said.
They also were able to match his handwriting to the writing on the letters.
Taylor faces a maximum of five years in prison per charge against him. He is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 14.
