A California man is facing federal charges after authorities say he attempted to pass through security at Sacramento International Airport with an explosive device in his carry-on luggage while preparing to board a flight to North Carolina.Kimani Osayande Jones, also known as Kimani Osayande Jackson, 49, of Sacramento, was charged by criminal complaint with unlawfully possessing explosive material in an airport, according to the U.S.Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California.According to court documents, Jones attempted to pass through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Sacramento International Airport around 9 p.m.
on May 30 before boarding American Airlines Flight 2464, which was scheduled to fly from Sacramento to Charlotte, North Carolina.Investigators said Jones was wearing a scarf covering his face and blue latex gloves when he arrived at the security checkpoint.TSA REVEALS TOP UNUSUAL FINDS AT AIRPORT SECURITY CHECKPOINTS IN 2024A photo included in a federal criminal complaint shows the explosive device authorities say was found inside a passenger's carry-on luggage at Sacramento International Airport.(U.S.
Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California)Authorities allege that a search of his carry-on backpack revealed an M-type explosive device, a torch lighter capable of igniting it, a knife, scissors, a scissor blade, an aerosol can and zip ties.The device was described in court records as a brown cylindrical object measuring about 2.5 inches long with a green fuse protruding from one end.
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