"Damn! They never thought he had a bomb!"

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105. Relevant Texas statute:

Hoax Bomb: (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly manufactures, sells, purchases, transports, or possesses a hoax bomb with intent to use the hoax bomb to 1) make another believe that the hoax bomb is an explosive or incendiary device; or(2) cause alarm or reaction of any type by an official of a public safety agency or volunteer agency organized to deal with emergencies. -

Definitions: (13) "Hoax bomb" means a device that A) reasonably appears to be an explosive or incendiary device; or(B) by its design causes alarm or reaction of any type by an official of a public safety agency or a volunteer agency organized to deal with emergencies.


While one might conclude that under 13(b), the device met the definition of a "hoax bomb", there was absolutely no evidence from which the police could reasonably conclude that Ahmed had the"intent to use the hoax bomb to 1) make another believe that the hoax bomb is an explosive or incendiary device; or (2) cause alarm or reaction of any type by an official of a public safety agency or volunteer agency organized to deal with emergencies".