According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO), the bomb threat made on an Allegiant Airlines flight on Sunday was from a 27-year-old man.
Deputies said Taj Taylor, one of the passengers, told another passenger that his laptop was a bomb. The passenger immediately told flight attendants. Detectives said many other witnesses on the plane also heard Taylor say he had a bomb.
PCSO said that at around 2:03 p.m., they were alerted to this verbal bomb threat on Flight 1023. The crew declared an emergency and returned to St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE) at around 2:08 p.m…