"Uhhhhh, yeah. I made the pipe bomb for fun, and forgot it was in my luggage...yeah, that's it. My bad." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8918879/ Man says he forgot pipe bomb was in luggage Charged with trying to take device on plane, he says it was meant for fun Updated: 9:35 p.m. ET Aug. 11, 2005 OKLAHOMA CITY - An Oklahoma man told federal investigators he forgot a pipe bomb he built for fun was in his luggage when tried to board an airplane, according to court documents released Thursday. Charles Alfred Dreyling Jr., 24, was charged Thursday with trying to carry the bomb aboard a Delta Airlines flight from Oklahoma City to Atlanta on Wednesday, according to the documents. Dreyling was released Thursday on $10,000 bail. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. FBI agents and Oklahoma City police officers said the pipe bomb contained a metal cartridge filled with gunpowder attached to a detonator made from model rocket parts, according to an affidavit filed by the FBI. Dreyling, a student at the University of Oklahoma, could have detonated the bomb using his cell phone battery, according to the affidavit. Dreyling told investigators he made bombs for recreation and had recently set off several devices with friends in rural Oklahoma, according to the affidavit.
ridiculous. i'm sure if i accidentally walked on the plane with a pipe bomb they'd release me for $10K on bail.
Reminds me of the Alan Henderson who forgot he had a loaded gun without a gun lisence in New York when he wanted to board a plane. I mean that has to be the stupidest crap i have ever heard of.
Trust me, he's about as likely to get on another plane as Bin Laden. For the rest of his life his will be on a airport and airline watch list...
Being that he's from OKC, ya think they might investigate any links or history with Tim McVeigh? Why does one place a pipe bomb in luggage to begin with? That's just odd. Anyway, there's a poll if you visit the link to vote on whether you believe his story or not. So far, 86% of voters do NOT believe him (1025 votes).
well if he had experience making bombs and blowing them up I'm sure it was all just a misunderstanding.
I bet if he looks anything like "JULIO" or "ACHMED", he gets wrestled to the floor and put in a choke hold, restrained, pepper-sprayed and all that jazz...
