Noxious odor leads to lockdown of two floors at Brooklyn Supreme Court
One person taken to hospital, two refused medical attention
More than eight fire trucks and other first responders rushed to the Brooklyn Supreme Court, Civil Term, just before noon on Monday after a letter was sent to the administrative judge that contained a noxious odor. One person was rushed to the hospital their identity is unknown except that it is not Hon. Lawrence Knipel. Eagle photos by Rob Abruzzese
Three people were exposed to a noxious odor and one had to be rushed to the hospital as a result after the Kings County Supreme Court, Civil Term, received a letter on Monday that contained a white powder, court employees told the Brooklyn Eagle.
Court officials confirmed that a letter was delivered to the chambers of Justice Lawrence Knipel, administrative judge for the courthouse.
The letter contained a white powder and a noxious odor, a court employee told the Eagle, and the eighth and eleventh floors immediately went into lockdown. Justice Knipel was not in his chambers at the time. His secretary, Mary Griffith, was taken to the hospital as a precaution, one witness said.
