RECAP:
http://www.TheAviationNation.com/2008/02/20/passenger-arrested-with-box-cutter-in-hollow-book/
Wednesday
20 Feb 2008
“Passenger Arrested with Box Cutter in Hollow Book”
By Annie Jacobsen in category Airport Security & Screening
SNIPPET: “21-year old Benjamin Baines, Jr. was arrested on Sunday at Tampa International Airport after a TSA screener found a box cutter in a hollowed-out book in his backpack. The photograph at right was provided by the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority.
According to a report from the TSA, the books in Baines’ backpack included “Muhammad in the Bible,” “The Prophet’s Prayer” and “The Noble Qur’an.”
Thomas W. Krause of The Tampa Tribune broke the story this morning. “Airport security ran Benjamin Baines Jr.’s backpack through an X-ray machine and saw the image of a box cutter.”
Baines told federal authorities he forgot the box cutter was in the book.”
http://tampa.fbi.gov/pressrel/2008/wirefraud022208.htm
For Immediate Release
2/22/08
“FBI ARRESTS TEXAS SUBJECT IN FLORIDA”
PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: “Orlando , Florida – Special Agent in Charge Steven E. Ibison today announced the arrest of Jevgeni Sorokin, 23 years old, from Russia and currently listed as a permanent resident and not a United States citizen. Sorokin was arrested on February 22, 2008 , by Special Agents of the Orlando , Florida office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), with the assistance of the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. Sorokin was taken into custody without incident at his residence on Tottenham Way , Kissimmee , Florida .
The federal arrest warrant was issued in the Southern District of Texas as a result of a multi-count indictment involving Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud, Interstate Transfer of Stolen Property and Possession of Stolen Property.
Sorokin was scheduled to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Karla Spalding, Middle District of Florida, Orlando , Florida later today for his initial appearance.
An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed a violation of the federal criminal laws, and every defendant is presumed innocent until, and unless, proven guilty.”