ALLENTOWN (AP) – A Pennsylvania man faces federal criminal charges after he checked in a suitcase with an explosive device hidden in the lining on a flight to Florida, United States, authorities said on Wednesday.
Marc Muffley, 40, is charged with possessing an explosive in an airport and possessing or attempting to place an explosive or incendiary device on an aircraft, according to a criminal complaint. Prosecutors allege that the material was found in a suitcase Muffley had checked in on Monday at Lehigh Valley International Airport to Allegiant Air Flight 201, bound for Orlando Sanford International Airport in Florida, United States.
Authorities said Muffley was paged over the airport’s public address system and shortly thereafter he was seen leaving the airport.
He was traced to a Lansford address where he was arrested by the FBI on Monday night.
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