Airline Passenger Busted With Box Cutter In Hollow Book
Another Wannabe Wahabi Retardi Jihadi…
TAMPA — A 21-year-old Clearwater man was arrested at Tampa International Airport this weekend after security personnel found a box cutter in a hollowed-out book, authorities said.
About 7:30 a.m. Sunday, airport security ran Benjamin Baines Jr.’s backpack through an X-ray machine and saw the image of a box cutter, according to a report from the Transportation Security Administration.
When searching the backpack, a security officer found a book titled “Fear Itself.” The book was hollowed out, and the box cutter was inside.
After Baines was read his rights, he said his cousin had cut away the pages to make the hollow section in the book. Later, reports state, he said he had hollowed it out himself to hide money and marijuana from his roommates.
Officers found books in the backpack titled “Muhammad in the Bible,” “The Prophet’s Prayer” and “The Noble Qur’an.” He also had a copy of the Quran and the Bible.
Baines.
Several sheets of paper in the backpack included rap lyrics that referred to police, narcotics, weapons and killing. Baines told officers he is a rapper who writes his own lyrics and that rap music writers need to “play the part,” the report states.
He was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, a misdemeanor, and booked into Orient Road Jail. At his first appearance in court Monday, Baines pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 30 days in jail, according to an employee with the Hillsborough County clerk of court. He is in Orient Road Jail today.
Steve Cole, spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office in Tampa, said the FBI and his office are investigating to see whether federal charges are warranted.
“We’re taking a look at it,” Cole said.
(TBO)
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this a solo act or not?
to be sure, water and board come to mind
February 20th, 2008 at 12:19 pmI would be seriously looking into this. the dude had a Quran and a box cutter on an airplane. this isnt pre-9/11 anymore, this is the big show these days. the major leagues
February 20th, 2008 at 12:24 pmHaven’t seen too many rap videos [not that I want to] where they’re flashing wholly korans and box cutters….
Local Tampa news said he was moving to Vegas and forgot about the box cutter. And Vegas is on the jihadi ‘hit list’ of most popular places to destroy you know….
Putting a box cutter in a book to protect ‘valuables’ is a lot like having a gun with no bullets, pretty much worthless. So this guy’s story is full of holes.
February 20th, 2008 at 12:26 pmC’mon it’s probably just a bookmark. People from the Religion of Peace wouldn’t do something like this. Geez, it goes against the Qur’an and it’s preachings on non-violence? (cough very sarcastically)
February 20th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
No rapper here. Just a crapper. And full of it.
February 20th, 2008 at 1:09 pmHave fun in jail yo-yo.
Dan
No fire and brimstone today then?
February 20th, 2008 at 1:19 pm30 days? That’s it?! WTF?!!
February 20th, 2008 at 2:22 pmOn a less outraged note…this is what happens when you mix “street poetry” and islam.
Ahhh … Government funded and teachers’ union dictated public school education.
February 20th, 2008 at 2:45 pmNo…of course not…it certainly can not be terrorism!
There are no terrorists operating on American soil. Just ask CAIR and the ACLU.
Small caliber round behind the right ear, little mess, small sound, deed done.
February 20th, 2008 at 3:22 pmLondon Fog:
How about fuck you liberal piece of shit. Is that what you mean then?
February 20th, 2008 at 3:57 pmDan! ROFL!!!
on me….
February 20th, 2008 at 4:20 pm@kozanne
Thanks.
February 20th, 2008 at 4:32 pmDan
OooooOOOOOOooooo … handbags at dawn.
February 20th, 2008 at 11:23 pm