NEW ORLEANS (WJW) — A Louisiana man faces charges after investigators said he called in a bomb threat at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport last month.
Corey Johnson, 35, of Alexandria, was indicted “for willfully conveying a bomb threat,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana announced on Tuesday.
According to court records, law enforcement arrested Johnson on Nov. 7 after investigators said he made bomb threats to airport officials after an argument over parking at the facility.
As reported by People, an FBI affidavit stated that the dispute started when Johnson tried to leave a short-term parking lot at the airport but couldn’t pay.
Johnson allegedly refused to move his vehicle from the exit lane after being told to do so several times by staff members and police officers, People reported.
According to the affidavit, Johnson finally moved his vehicle when sheriff’s deputies were called, and while still stuck in the parking lot that evening, he allegedly called AVCOM to make the threats.
“Johnson called AVCOM twice to announce the presence of a bomb in the airport,” the attorney’s office wrote. “Additionally, he threatened to harm the AVCOM operator.”
Investigators with the FBI and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office learned that the calls came from Johnson, who was then taken into custody, the attorney’s office said.
Johnson could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted, along with a $250,000 fine, three years of supervised release and additional fees, court records showed.