Overview
- A federal grand jury on November 20 charged the 35-year-old from Alexandria with willfully conveying a bomb threat, an offense that carries up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
- An FBI affidavit says the November 7 calls to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport included a demand to “page Hassan” and the statement, “If you do not page him, we have the bomb.”
- Less than an hour later, the caller allegedly tried to disguise his voice, threatened to cut the operator’s throat, and said he wanted a bomb brought to level three of the parking structure.
- Sheriff’s deputies pinged the originating phone, located it near the north terminal, found the suspect in the surface lot, and confirmed the number by ringing the phone in his vehicle before arresting him.
- Court records state he was released on a $5,000 unsecured appearance bond with a mental‑health treatment condition and permission to retrieve his car, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for December 3.