The Louisiana man is currently facing charges for willfully conveying a bomb threat on Nov. 7 in New Orleans
NEED TO KNOW
- A Louisiana man is facing bomb threat charges for an alleged Nov. 7 incident at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Corey Johnson, 35, allegedly called into the airport with a threatening call after he couldn’t pay his parking fee
- The man could face up to ten years of imprisonment and up to a $250,000 fine
A Louisiana man has been charged for allegedly calling in a bomb threat after he couldn’t pay to get out of the airport parking lot.
On Nov. 20, Corey Johnson, a 35-year-old man from Alexandria, La., was indicted for willfully conveying a bomb threat, according to a Tuesday press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The charges follow an alleged incident that occurred on Nov. 7 at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.
According to an FBI affidavit, Johnson attempted to exit the short-term parking lot in his Jeep, but was “unable to render payment.” He reportedly refused multiple requests from parking staff and airport police to move his vehicle from the exit lane. Once Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies were called in, Johnson agreed to move his vehicle until he could “obtain the necessary funds to exit.”
The suit claims that later that evening, around 9:50 p.m., while Johnson’s vehicle was still trapped in the parking lot, deputies were alerted to a “threatening phone call” to the Aviation Communications (AVCOM) center demanding that the operator “page Hassan.”…