'Bomb In My Belly' Statement Leads To Traveler's Arrest
Man's Remark Shuts Down Screening Lanes At Indianapolis Airport
POSTED: 11:33 am EDT August 24, 2010
UPDATED: 12:38 pm EDT August 24, 2010
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<!--startindex-->INDIANAPOLIS -- A man was arrested Monday after he told a security worker at Indianapolis International Airport that he had a "bomb in my belly" at a security checkpoint, police said.Indianapolis police were called to the airport at about 1:30 p.m. Authorities said that Jeff Rarey, 53, made the remark to a transportation security officer as he was going through a metal detector.Security officials shut down two lanes of security screenings after the threat and pulled Rarey and his belongings to the side.
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Rarey told investigators that he asked a security officer why he had to undergo additional screening before making the statement.He told police that that he made a stupid mistake and was sorry for making the statement.Security officials screened Rarey again, after which he was arrested on a charge of false reporting. <!--stopindex-->
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