Radio program reports 24‑year‑old in Luzerne County alleged in plot to build 'weapon of mass destruction'; agencies credited

Preston Endress, host of the Crocomos County Report, said a 24‑year‑old in Luzerne County was identified in the program as 'Sala Edwards' and alleged to have plotted to build a "weapon of mass destruction," prompting a joint investigation by the Luzerne County District Attorney's Office, Wilkes‑Barre City Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Endress said the agencies worked together in a counterterrorism investigation and that the suspect is in custody. He praised the local and federal authorities and said the episode was evidence that taxpayer funding supports public‑safety work: "We thank the police. We thank the FBI," he said on air.

The program named Luzerne County District Attorney Sam Sanagodose and Wilkes‑Barre City Police Chief Joseph Kaffee as being involved in the investigation and thanked those offices for their work. The host described the case as a "huge success" for investigators but provided no court filing details, arrest date, charge specifics beyond the description of an alleged plot to process and manufacture weapons of mass destruction, or confirmation from agency spokespersons in the broadcast.

The program used several name variants in describing the suspect and in a later line used a different surname variant for the district attorney; those inconsistencies appear in the episode transcript. Independent confirmation (police or court records) is required for definitive spelling of names, formal charges, and the timing of arrests.

There was no mention on air of any scheduled court appearance or of any evidence presented to the public during the broadcast. The most recent factual point presented in the episode is that authorities said the suspect was taken into custody and that multiple agencies collaborated on the investigation.