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September 15, 2004

This is an Outrage

Contractor's Bag Full of Explosives at JFK

Shaun Marshall, a medic for defense contractor DynCorp, arrived at Kennedy Airport (NY) August 19 from the United Arab Emirates. He was trying to board a United Airlines flight home to California when he was pulled aside for a routine security check. A search of his bags by federal screeners found what police bomb technicians described in an FBI complaint as a Soviet "projectile point detonating fuse'' and a "surface-to-air and air-to-air cartridge.'' Marshall also had five .50-caliber bullets and four small arms cartridges, which he did not declare to United as required by law, according to the complaint made public Tuesday.

Marshall, 26, told officers he was importing the munitions, which he believed to be inert, for use in DynCorp training exercises, and Port Authority police released him, federal officials said. The FBI sent agents to arrest Marshall at his Riverside, California home after the bomb squad analyzed the munitions and DynCorp officials said Marshall had no involvement in its training operations. DynCorp employees were warned not to bring dangerous materials back to the United States, company spokesman Mike Dickerson said. Marshall was released on bail in California and was expected to fly to New York City to be arraigned in federal court Friday. He faces charges of placing explosives on an aircraft and trying to place ammunition on a domestic flight without notifying the carrier. He could face 20 years in prison if convicted. - CNN

Port Authority police released him - how stupid is that? WHY would a medic be carrying explosives? Where did he get them in the first place? What were they, souvenirs? IF convicted? The guy should be thrown in jail for life, not only for the charges he faces but also for his absolute stupidity and endangering the lives of others.

Cindy

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Brain matter deposited by: Kat on September 16, 2004 4:15 PM