A routine argument over parking at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport spiraled into a federal case, ending last week with an Alexandria man pleading guilty to phoning in a fake bomb threat.
Corey Johnson, 36, admitted in federal court that he twice called the airport’s AVCOM operations center and threatened there was a bomb at the airport after a dispute over short-term parking fees. Prosecutors say he also threatened the safety of the AVCOM operator during those calls. Johnson was sentenced to a one-year term of probation, a relatively light outcome for a crime that can carry serious prison time.
According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana, the trouble started on November 7, 2025, when Johnson got into an argument with airport personnel while trying to exit a short-term parking garage. Investigators say that after the confrontation, he called AVCOM twice, claiming there was a bomb at the airport and threatening to harm the operator…