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Man carrying inactive mine arrested at airport
(Windsor Locks-WTNH, July 4, 2003 9:00 PM) _ An explosives expert who told airport screeners he was carrying a Russian land mine in his carry-on luggage was charged with Breach of Peace Friday night at Bradley International Airport.
Tommy Dale Smith, 43, of Charlotte, North Carolina, teaches military personnel overseas how to deactivate mines and other military ordinance.
While going through security, he told a TSA screener that he had a Russian land mine in his bag. The mine was inactive and did not contain any explosive material.
Smith was questioned and charged with Breach of Peace and Inciting Public Alarm. He was expected to be freed after posting a $500 bond, and was scheduled to be in court on Monday.
http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=1348302&nav=0RdeGjrM
(Windsor Locks-WTNH, July 4, 2003 9:00 PM) _ An explosives expert who told airport screeners he was carrying a Russian land mine in his carry-on luggage was charged with Breach of Peace Friday night at Bradley International Airport.
Tommy Dale Smith, 43, of Charlotte, North Carolina, teaches military personnel overseas how to deactivate mines and other military ordinance.
While going through security, he told a TSA screener that he had a Russian land mine in his bag. The mine was inactive and did not contain any explosive material.
Smith was questioned and charged with Breach of Peace and Inciting Public Alarm. He was expected to be freed after posting a $500 bond, and was scheduled to be in court on Monday.
http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=1348302&nav=0RdeGjrM