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Spirit Airlines Passenger Busted for Making Bomb Threat After Missing His Flight

The flight was canceled and the plane was evacuated after the scary call.

A Spirit Airlines customer was arrested for phoning in a fake bomb threat after missing his flight and being made to rebook, authorities said. John Charles Robinson, 23, was told he’d need to rebook at the gate after he arrived late for Flight 2145 from Detroit to Los Angeles last Thursday. Robinson then allegedly called the airline and said: “There’s gonna be someone that’s gonna try to blow up that flight, 2145,” according to the Eastern District of Michigan United States Attorney’s Office. He allegedly added: “They’re going to be carrying a bomb through the TSA ... please don’t let that flight board.” FBI agents, bomb-sniffing dogs, and federal air marshals swiftly grounded the flight, deplaned passengers, and swept the aircraft—finding no explosives. The ominous call was played back to Robinson after his arrest and he admitted it was him, ABC News reported. He’s facing federal charges including conveying false information about a bomb threat.