- A man was arrested after he allegedly called in a fake bomb threat when he missed his Spirit Airlines flight from an airport in Detroit on June 5
- Charles Robinson allegedly made the threat after he “was told at the gate that he needed to rebook,” the United States Attorney’s Office said
- “The safety of our guests and team members is our top priority,” Spirit Airlines said in a statement to PEOPLE
A man was arrested after he allegedly called in a fake bomb threat when he missed his Spirit Airlines flight.
Charles Robinson planned to travel from the Detroit Metropolitan Airport to Los Angeles on Thursday, June 5, “but missed the flight and was told at the gate that he needed to rebook,” according to a news release from the United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Michigan.
Robinson, 23, then allegedly proceeded to call Spirit Airlines at approximately 6:25 a.m. to report a threat, stating that he had “information” about how there would “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,” officials said.
He allegedly also gave a description of an individual, telling Spirit Airlines, per the attorney’s office, “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 district attorney’s office said the flight was immediately postponed, and passengers and crew were subsequently deplaned.
Bomb sniffing dogs and FBI agents were then “deployed to sweep the airplane,” but no “bomb or explosives were found,” according to the news release.
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When Robinson eventually returned to the airport to board another flight, he was detained, the district attorney’s office said.
He later appeared in federal court, where he was released on bond. His next court appearance is set for June 27.
Source: People
