A recently released psychiatric patient announced his laptop was a bomb midair on a packed flight out of Florida, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing.
Taj Malik Taylor, 27, was onboard Allegiant Air flight 1023 out of St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport in Florida, to Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport in Virginia with 177 passengers and six crew members late Sunday afternoon when he made the terrifying comments, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.
Less than an hour into the flight, Taylor allegedly told his seatmate, “I have a bomb,” at least two times.
Taj Taylor, 27, was arrested after he claimed that his laptop was a bomb. Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
When the passenger questioned why he would make such a serious claim, Taylor allegedly showed them his laptop and stated, “My laptop is a bomb,” according to an FBI affidavit obtained by USA Today.
His frightened seatmate immediately