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(KSL News) Airport police arrested a man today after he made a joke that he had a bomb while he was going through security at Salt Lake International Airport.
When TSA screeners asked Jack Roberson about his bag, Roberson said it was a bomb. It turns out he was just packing a carpenter's level, but police detained him for questioning.
"We can't not take those comments seriously, and you don't know if he is joking or if it was actually a threat," said airport spokeswoman Barbara Gann.
Roberson was arrested and will face federal charges.
