JP! At Argonne lab!
Scientist charged in Argonne bomb scare
By Art Barnum
Tribune staff reporter
Published May 28, 2004, 5:32 PM CDT
A Bosnian scientist visiting Argonne National Laboratory was charged today with disorderly conduct after he allegedly made a flippant remark to a security guard about having a bomb in his car.
One official described the incident as "a stupid joke of the worst kind."
The DuPage County Sheriff's bomb squad was called at 9:15 a.m. Thursday to the east gate of Argonne, near southwest suburban Burr Ridge, after Uros Radovic, 52, responded to a guard's question by saying there were bombs in his vehicle, authorities said.
Radovic and three other foreign nationals were ordered to exit the car and leave their bags in the vehicle, officials said.
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{{Will we ever stop this visiting scientist crap at our labs?!}}
Scientist charged in Argonne bomb scare
By Art Barnum
Tribune staff reporter
Published May 28, 2004, 5:32 PM CDT
A Bosnian scientist visiting Argonne National Laboratory was charged today with disorderly conduct after he allegedly made a flippant remark to a security guard about having a bomb in his car.
One official described the incident as "a stupid joke of the worst kind."
The DuPage County Sheriff's bomb squad was called at 9:15 a.m. Thursday to the east gate of Argonne, near southwest suburban Burr Ridge, after Uros Radovic, 52, responded to a guard's question by saying there were bombs in his vehicle, authorities said.
Radovic and three other foreign nationals were ordered to exit the car and leave their bags in the vehicle, officials said.
Police used a water cannon to open the four bags. No explosives were found. Bomb squad investigators also searched a local motel the four were staying at and found no signs of explosives.
Radovic and his three companions have been in the country for several weeks conducting an energy workshop at Argonne, officials said.
"While this turned out to be a stupid joke of the worst kind, every threat must be taken seriously," said DuPage County State's Atty. Joseph Birkett.
Birkett said Radovic is in the country legally and "was performing valuable work, but if guilty, he has jeopardized his alien status and his career."
The scientist also faces up to a year in jail.
Besides the sheriff's office, the investigation involved the FBI, U.S. Attorney's office, U.S. Immigration and Customs and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Birkett said.