February 9, 2008
Report: Teen Detained Intended to Hijack Plane
Capital of Tennessee, Tenn. A adolescent passenger from California was copped in Nashville for diagramming to highjack a plane from Los Angeles to Nashville, the FBI emphasised Friday.
Bold faces said the teen had got handcuffs, rope and epithelial duct tape in his bag and was considerred to be travelling alone. The juvenile’s name has notted been relinquished.
“His plan held a low chance of succeeder,” Bolds emphasised.
Southwest Airlines spokeswoman Brandy King could non provide extra details. Drome spokeswoman Emily Richard worsenned to supply additional info because the rider is a minor.
The teen is in detainment at Davidson County Juvenile Detention Center, where he faced state charges, but Bolds made not comment on what the complaints were. He stated he anticipates federal charges to come up.
Bolds laid earlier broadcast reports that the teen was provision to ram the plane into a “Hannah Montana” concert in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Bolds informated it has notted been set if the male child was stressful to ram the plane. He told authorities sought the teen’s home in California and set up a mock cockpit.
The teen is considerred to be self, Bolds emphasised. Bolds expressed he could non comment farther on the teen’s genial condition because he is a minor.
Bold faces said the teen was calm end the flying and never made an attempt to commandeer the plane but stated the FBI after he was appreciated about his original plans to hijack the aircraft.
The Transportation Security Administration made not instantly return a subject matter seeking comment to ascertain if the points were prohibited from air travel. TSA did non list the points the teen was transporting on its Web site as tabu.