Spirit Airlines plane passenger calls in fake bomb threat after missing flight: Officials

[groundloop]

Source: ABC News

A Michigan man has been arrested after missing his flight to Los Angeles and calling in a fake bomb threat after being made to book another flight, officials said.

The incident took place last Thursday at approximately 6:25 a.m. at Detroit Metropolitan Airport when an individual, later identified as 23-year-old John Charles Robinson of Monore, Michigan, “used a cell phone to call into Spirit Airlines and conveyed false information about a bomb threat to Flight 2145 departing from Detroit Metro bound for Los Angeles,” according to a statement from United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr. from the Eastern District of Michigan United States Attorney’s Office.

“During the call, Robinson stated in part, ‘I was calling about 2145… because I have information about that flight,’ and ‘there’s gonna be someone who’s gonna try to blow up the airport,’ and ‘there’s gonna be someone that’s gonna try to blow up that flight, 2145,’” according to the affidavit. “After giving a description of an individual, he then stated: ‘they’re going to be carrying a bomb through the TSA,’ and ‘they’re still threatening to do it, they’re still attempted to do it, they said it’s not going to be able to be detected. Please don’t let that flight board.’”

The flight was immediately canceled, officials said and the flight’s passengers and crew were deplaned for safety precautions.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/spirit-airlines-plane-passenger-calls-fake-bomb-threat/story?id=122683021

[Turbineguy]

1. Sounds like he's ready for a Cabinet post.

FAA Comish.

[unweird]

2. Huh, flew thru Detroit an hour later last Thursday

Didn’t notice any commotion but was flying Delta.

[IronLionZion]

3. Deport John Charles Robinson

He's a danger to Americans

[VMA131Marine]

4. Lock him in a room for five minutes with the other passengers from that flight

He won’t do it again.

[Ocelot II]

5. Genius made the threat from his own cellphone.

[tonekat]

14. Must be a Joe Rogan fan. N/T

[Paladin]

6. Let him out of prison when he turns 40. (nt)

[Aristus]

7. I'd be interested in knowing how he thought he could get away with something like that in a post-9/11 world.

Unless he's just a stupid dickhead, in which case, the Republicans will be offering him a job any time now.

[Miguelito Loveless]

8. His social media posts

would be enlightening.

[groundloop]

10. I'll go out on a limb and say he's a full blown MAGAT

Anyone want to bet me on that?

[Miguelito Loveless]

11. No takers

But I would certainly throw incel in there as well.

[Ray Bruns]

9. Proof positive that this country is infected with morons

[republianmushroom]

12. This dude is going to wish he just let that flight go.

[kimbutgar]

13. White dude who I bet is also a magaloon!