Man Arrested at Sacramento Airport After Explosive Device Found in Carry-On Bag
Federal prosecutors say a 49-year-old Sacramento resident carried a viable explosive, five phones, and other items through security on Saturday. He faces one federal charge and appeared in court Wednesday.
foxnews.comA 49-year-old Sacramento resident was arrested at Sacramento International Airport after federal authorities found an explosive device inside his carry-on bag at a security checkpoint on Saturday. Kimani Osayande Jones, who also uses the last name Jackson, arrived at the checkpoint wearing latex gloves and a face-covering scarf, according to federal prosecutors.
He carried an explosive device, a torch lighter, a knife, zip ties, and five cell phones.
Bomb technicians examined a cardboard tube fitted with a fuse and determined it contained viable explosive material. Federal officials stated that detonation next to a window on a pressurized aircraft at cruising altitude could damage the plane and cause loss of cabin pressure. Jones was arrested at the airport and appeared in federal court on Wednesday.
He faces a charge of unlawfully possessing explosive material in an airport. The criminal complaint alleges Jones made “rambling” calls to the FBI in the months before the incident to report he was being threatened and intimidated. His attorney said there is more to the case than the allegations currently made public and that further details will emerge through the legal process.
It was not immediately clear how extensively Jones was searched at the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint. S. stopped requiring travelers to remove their shoes.
The requirement had been in place since 2006, several years after Richard Reid’s failed 2001 attempt to detonate explosives on a flight from Paris to Miami.
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