They also say he has referred to himself as the president and blamed something called the “card system” for deaths in his northern Michigan community.

Gary Mikulich is due in federal court Friday. He’s charged with trying to use an explosive to damage the McNamara Federal Building. A defense attorney hasn’t been assigned yet.

The case has embarrassed the federal government because the package was taken inside by a guard and left unattended for 20 days.

Mikulich was arrested Thursday in Kingsford, 500 miles away from Detroit in the Upper Peninsula.