Chilling six-word textual content Sacramento airport ‘bomber’ had on his cell when caught with bag full of explosives

The person who was caught at Sacramento Worldwide Airport with a bag filled with explosives had a chilling message on his cellphone which learn: “We will likely be awaiting your name.”

Kimani Osayande Jones, 49, was detained after TSA brokers uncovered his carry-on baggage was full of bombs and weapons on Saturday.

Federal prosecutors say the cryptic six-word textual content was found alongside a separate cellphone allegedly displaying a 15-minute countdown timer.

The FBI claims Jones was headed for an American Airways flight from Sacramento to Charlotte, North Carolina.

Investigators mentioned he arrived on the checkpoint round 9 p.m., carrying blue latex gloves and a shawl masking his face, and carrying 5 cell telephones.

Inside his backpack, TSA officers allegedly discovered an M-type pyrotechnic explosive, a torch lighter able to ignite it, a knife, scissors, a scissor blade, an aerosol can, and zip ties.

The system was described as a brown cylinder measuring about 2.5 inches lengthy with a inexperienced fuse protruding from one finish.

Bomb technicians later examined and disposed of the explosive. Prosecutors mentioned each the powder and fuse had been discovered to be “viable and energetic.”

The grievance states the system contained roughly 9.29 grams of powder believed to be pyrotechnic or flash powder, although laboratory testing stays pending.

Authorities warned the explosive was able to inflicting vital injury.

“The explosive system had the potential to trigger harm and, if the explosive system had detonated subsequent to a window on a pressurized plane flying above 10,000 toes, it had the potential to break the plane and trigger a potential lack of cabin strain,” prosecutors mentioned.

Including to the alarm, Jones’ checked baggage had already been loaded onto the Charlotte-bound flight earlier than his arrest. As soon as the aircraft landed, investigators and explosive-detection canines searched the baggage however discovered nothing suspicious.

Courtroom data additionally reveal Jones was no stranger to federal authorities.

Starting in March, a caller believed to be Jones contacted the FBI about 13 occasions, claiming he was being threatened, adopted and monitored, in response to investigators.

Jones was charged Tuesday with unlawfully possessing explosive supplies and stays jailed with out bail on a federal maintain.

If convicted, he faces as much as 5 years in federal jail and a $250,000 high-quality.

Federal authorities mentioned the invention might have prevented a probably catastrophic incident aboard the packed flight.

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