Inset: Yoel Guevara-Crespo (Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation). Background: Miami International Airport in Miami, Fla. (Google Maps).
A Florida traveler is accused of setting off alarm bells at Miami International Airport after allegedly telling airline staff he had a “bomb” as he tried to board an overseas flight — a remark police say he later dismissed as a joke.
Yoel Guevara-Crespo, 33, was arrested Monday on a charge of making a false report about a bomb, according to an arrest affidavit reviewed by Law&Crime. Authorities said Guevara-Crespo was preparing to board an American Airlines flight bound for Camagüey, Cuba, when a ticket agent asked the routine pre-boarding security questions, including whether he had any lithium batteries or incendiary devices.
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His alleged answer, police said, was: “No, but I have a bomb.”
After his arrest, Guevara-Crespo was booked at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. He later posted a $2,500 bond and was released Wednesday. Online court records did not yet list his next court date, but they show he was ordered to stay away from Miami International Airport.
This report originally appeared on Law & Crime.
