California Man Charged with Bringing Explosives to Sacramento Airport After Repeatedly Calling FBI Tip Line
Testing found the device was viable and energetic, and prosecutors said it could have damaged an aircraft and caused cabin pressure loss.
- Kimani Osayande Jones, 49, was arrested at Sacramento International Airport for attempting to pass through security with an M-type explosive device and other weapons in his carry-on bag before a flight to North Carolina.
- His carry-on bag contained the explosive device, five cellphones with taped cameras including a 15-minute timer, a torch lighter, knife, scissors, aerosol can, and zip ties.
- Bomb technicians from the FBI and Sacramento County Sheriff's Office deemed the explosive device viable and energetic; if detonated, it could have caused serious injury and damaged the airplane causing loss of cabin pressure.
- Jones is charged federally with unlawful possession of explosive materials in an airport, faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, and remains jailed without bail.
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The authorities arrested a man wearing what they described as an explosive device powerful enough to damage a plane, in addition to a blowtor, a knife, plastic flanges and other objects, after he tried to pass through a security checkpoint at Sacramento International Airport on the weekend, federal prosecutors reported. The 49-year-old man, a resident of Sacramento, was wearing a scarf that covered his face and latex gloves, Federal Attorney Eri…
Authorities arrested a man carrying an explosive capable of giving an aircraft at Sacramento Airport in California.
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A man carrying what authorities described as an explosive device powerful enough to damage a plane, as well as a torch lighter, knife, zip ties and other items, was arrested after trying to pass through a Sacramento International Airport security checkpoint over the weekend, federal prosecutors said. The 49-year-old from Sacramento was wearing a scarf covering his face and latex gloves, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant said in a news release. He also ha…
Man charged with bringing a bomb in his carry-on bag to a California airport
Authorities have charged a man with bringing an explosive device to a TSA checkpoint at an airport in Sacramento, California. The 49-year-old was wearing a scarf and latex gloves at the Sacramento International Airport on Saturday.
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