Sep 01, 2026
A passenger was arrested at Miami International Airport after authorities said he claimed to have a bomb while preparing to board a flight to Cuba. According to a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office arrest report, 33-year-old Yoel Guevara-Crespo was boarding American Airlines Flight 1319 from Miami to Camagüey, Cuba, on Monday morning. An airline employee was asking Guevara-Crespo standard security questions about whether he had lithium batteries or incendiary devices in his luggage when he replied that he did not, but said he had a bomb, investigators said. The employee told Guevara-Crespo he would not be allowed to fly and that a supervisor would be contacted. According to the report, Guevara-Crespo then said he was joking. A K-9 conducted a sweep of his luggage and found nothing suspicious, allowing the airline to resume normal operations, investigators said. Guevara-Crespo was arrested and taken to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. He faces one count of making a false report about placing a bomb or explosive, a second-degree felony. ...read more read less
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