A Maryland man was arrested after telling a federal officer \u201cI got bombs\u201d at an airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, according to authorities. He then said he was \u201cjust joking\u201d and tried to walk away to board his flight.<\/p>\n
The incident happened at about 8:20 p.m. on Tuesday inside Terminal 4 near gate G5 at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, WPLG reported<\/a>, citing a Broward Sheriff\u2019s Office arrest report.<\/p>\n Michael Ryan Knight, 31, of Westminster, Maryland, approached a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer and made the comments, according to the report. The officer stopped him when he tried to leave.<\/p>\n A responding deputy detained the suspect, who said he had consumed four alcoholic beverages inside the terminal while waiting for his flight.<\/p>\n \tArticle continues below the player<\/p>\n The CBP officer told deputies he had seen the suspect before the incident and believed he was \u201cextremely intoxicated.\u201d The officer described him as dancing throughout the terminal and \u201cnot exhibiting normal behavior,\u201d according to the report cited by WPLG.<\/p>\n