Pipe-Bomb Passenger "Forgot" Device in Carry-On

A judge denied bail to the 20-year-old man whose pipe bomb, knife, fireworks, and .22-caliber rounds in his belongings caused MacArthur Airport to be partially shut down on Thursday. Newsday reports that Magistrate Kathleen Tomlinson thinks that Steven Nobles "poses a danger to the community" and said she was "not sure how a rational person carries a pipe bomb" onto an airplane. She added, "His actions are bizarre." A lawyer for Nobles, a Las Vegas resident who had been working for his uncle on Long Island, said his client "forgot" the pipe-bomb and 7-inch knife were in his carry-on bag (the other things were in his checked bag). The U.S. Department of Justice has not stated whether the items could have exploded on their own, but the authorities are testing them.

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By Jen Chung in News on October 18, 2008 2:43 PM

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abcohen

where did the picture of the knife come from? who makes that knife (I think I had the same one years ago - I want to replace it :) )

NannyState

And this dumb prick will be on the No Fly list. I truly hope he enjoyed that flight: it's the last one he'll ever take.

Mr Mel

"His actions are bizarre." A lawyer for Nobles, a Las Vegas resident who had been working for his uncle on Long Island, said his client "forgot" the pipe-bomb and 7-inch knife were in his carry-on bag (the other things were in his checked bag)

Some lawyer. That statement alone should get his client 10 years.

mocanlagunas

He should be put away, if not for carrying that stuff on a plane, then for being stupid... He should be castrated also before he procreates. Hope it's not too late!