Key takeaways:
- Marc Muffley, 40, was arrested Monday after TSA agents found an explosive material in his suitcase.
- Muffley is charged with possessing an explosive in an airport and possessing or attempting to place an explosive or incendiary device on an aircraft.
- Surveillance video from the airport showed Muffley checking his luggage on Flight 201, and federal agents arrested him on suspicion of attempting to bring explosives on the plane.
Marc Muffley, 40, was arrested Monday after Transportation Security Administration agents found an explosive material in a suitcase he had checked in for a flight from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Orlando Sanford International Airport in Florida.
According to a criminal complaint, Muffley is charged with possessing an explosive in an airport and possessing or attempting to place an explosive or incendiary device on an aircraft.
When TSA agents paged Muffley over the airport intercom system and asked him to report to the airport’s security desk, he did not show up. The FBI then contacted the Carbon County chief of detectives who said he knew Muffley personally.
Surveillance video from the airport showed Muffley checking his luggage on Flight 201. Federal agents then arrested him on suspicion of attempting to bring explosives on the plane.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing. No further details have been released at this time.
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