{"id":343702,"date":"2026-06-03T00:31:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T00:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/343702\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T00:31:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T00:31:25","slug":"sacramento-man-found-with-explosive-during-airport-security-check-charged-in-federal-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/343702\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento man found with explosive during airport security check charged in federal court"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man has been charged with bringing an explosive device into Sacramento International Airport (SMF), federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California, a criminal complaint was filed against 49-year-old Sacramento resident Kimani Osayande Jones, also known as Kimani Osayande Jackson, accusing him of unlawfully possessing explosive material in an airport.<\/p>\n

Court documents state that around 9 p.m. on May 30, Jones attempted to pass through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at SMF to board a flight.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors said Jones was wearing a scarf covering his face and latex gloves. Investigators allege his carry-on bag contained an M-type explosive device, a torch lighter capable of igniting it, a knife, scissors and scissor blades, an aerosol can and zip ties.<\/p>\n

Authorities also said Jones was carrying five cellphones. One phone allegedly had a 15-minute timer ready to start, while another displayed a message from an unidentified number that read, “we will be awaiting your call.”<\/p>\n

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Jones was arrested at the airport, and the explosive device was safely recovered.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Attorney’s Office said testing later determined the explosive device’s powder and fuse were “viable and energetic,” with the potential to cause injury, damage an aircraft and cause a loss of cabin pressure if it had detonated next to a window on a pressurized plane flying above 10,000 feet.<\/p>\n

Jones faces up to five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine if he is convicted.<\/p>\n

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