Inset: Yoel Guevara-Crespo (Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation). Background: Miami International Airport in Miami, Fla. (Google Maps).
A Florida man accused of telling airline staff he had a “bomb” as he attempted to board an international flight later claimed the remark was only a joke, authorities said.
Yoel Guevara-Crespo, 33, was arrested Monday on a charge of making a false report about a bomb. An arrest affidavit reviewed by Law&Crime says Guevara-Crespo was getting ready to board an American Airlines flight from Miami International Airport to Camagüey, Cuba, when a ticket agent asked routine pre-boarding security questions. When asked whether he was carrying lithium batteries or any incendiary devices, police say he gave an answer that immediately raised alarm.
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According to investigators, Guevara-Crespo told the American Airlines ticket agent, “No, but I have a bomb.”
After his arrest, Guevara-Crespo was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. He later posted a $2,500 bond and was released Wednesday. Court records available online did not list his next court date, but they show he was ordered to stay away from Miami International Airport.
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