Look at him, I don't think he'd survive a stint in the federal penn.,..
Posted on 10/20/2003 9:46:44 PM PDT by yonif
Baltimore-AP -- A Guilford College student who says he placed box cutters and other banned items on planes to test security has been released on his own recognizance. He is not allowed to fly on airplanes.
Nathaniel Heatwole is due back in court in Baltimore on November tenth.
The 20-year-old tells federal agents he went through normal security procedures at airports in Baltimore and Raleigh-Durham. The items had been aboard the planes for nearly five weeks before they were found.
The F-B-I says box cutters the college junior placed on two Southwest Airlines planes went undiscovered for four weeks.
A spokesman says officials found packages on April 13 and April 14 in planes in Raleigh-Durham and in Tampa, respectively. But they say it was unclear when these packages were planted.
Yesterday in Boston, a Heatwole was charged in federal court with taking a dangerous weapon aboard an aircraft.
Heatwole could face up to ten years in prison.
Look at him, I don't think he'd survive a stint in the federal penn.,..
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