Posted on 03/01/2023 10:30:00 PM PST by lowbridge
A Pennsylvania man was caught at an airport trying to sneak a bomb onto a flight to Florida inside his luggage this week, officials said.
Mark Muffley, 40, was due to board an Orlando-bound Allegiant Air flight at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Pennsylvania on Monday, when the explosive device was found in his checked bag, WPVI-TV reported Wednesday.
The small device set off an alarm as it was being screened by the TSA, according to the complaint against Muffley.
When agents then searched the bag, they found inside the lining a device that was about 3 inches in diameter. It was filled with a powder and had two fuses covered with wax paper and plastic wrap.
Muffley was then paged over the airport’s public address system, prompting him to flee. He was eventually arrested at his home later that night, WPVI said.
According to a criminal complaint, “the powder” found in the small bomb is suspected to be a mixture of flash powder and the dark granular that are used in commercial-grade fireworks.
“The baggage also contained a can of butane, a lighter, a pipe with white powder residue, a wireless drill with cordless batteries, and two GFCI outlets taped together with black tape,” the complaint said.
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Wow. Well, enjoy your nice long prison sentence, scumbag
>> commercial-grade fireworks.
For some reason, Phantom fireworks comes to mind
Doesn’t sound like a “bomb” to me. Sounds like some dumbass packed a firework in his checked luggage.
Wow. Well, enjoy your nice long prison sentence, scumbag.
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Pretty damn stupid. He could get decades.
The deterrent effect of stiff sentences is out of fashion with prosecutors these days. There is zero doubt they’re going to make an exception for this joker
I’d suggest that his fleeing when paged undercuts your theory
“ I’d suggest that his fleeing when paged undercuts your theory”
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OK, have it your way, but it sounds like he neglected to include a detonator in his “bomb”. He also forgot to pack a midget in the suitcase to light the fuse.
But he’s still a dumbass in my book.
and a charming looking gent he is.
Didn’t they just have something weird happen in Allentown? What is going on there?
In his defense, midgets are hard to come by. I think there’s a shortage.
He *is* a midget—an evil, ugly midget. He should go away permanently.
Well, lookie here...we have additional details.
Yes!
The baggage also contained a can of butane, a lighter, a pipe with white powder residue, a wireless drill with cordless batteries, and two GFCI outlets taped together with black tape.
These are all innocent items your average traveler neatly conceals inside the lining of his luggage.
Sounds like something put together by Wile E. Coyote.
What’s with the GFCI outlets?
The “authorities” are desperately trying to link this idiot to Trump and MAGA, or if they can’t do that, they are desperately trying to cleanse his history of leftist involvement (e.g. antifa).
How did TSA find such a well hidden bomb?
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