Last week Arizona’s GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake was forced to close her campaign headquarters in Phoenix after an envelope containing “suspicious white powder” was delivered there.
Lake campaign spokesperson Colton Duncan told CNN on Sunday that a member of Lake’s staff was under medical supervision after opening an envelope that contained the suspicious white power.
The envelopes were sent to a state lab for testing, and now police in Phoenix say no powder was found in them.
“The state lab tested the items turned over to them and determined there was no substance inside,” Donna Rossi, communications director for Phoenix Police Department said, according to Arizona Republic.
In a statement, the head of Lake’s campaign security, Scott Masino, said three envelopes with no return address were sent to the campaign’s headquarters last Friday. A staffer opened one of the envelopes containing “a white powdery substance” and threw it in the trash.
Senior members of the campaign were notified the next day, Saturday, but by that time the trash was emptied, Lake’s team said. They contacted police and the remaining two envelopes were taken and sent to the lab for testing.
“We remain incredibly thankful for law enforcement’s dedicated work on this case to keep our office and our staff safe, and are thankful no one was harmed,” the campaign said in its statement, KTAR reported.
The news comes as ballots are still being counted in the race to determine the next governor of Arizona. Lake and Democrat Katie Hobbs are locked in a very close battle with Hobbs slightly ahead.
