On February 23rd, 2025, officers responded to Tampa International Airport after the FBI notified police of a bomb threat that had been posted on social media. 137, you need to keep the radio clear. Are you flying with them? Yeah, we just got to talk to them real quick. That's a little weird, don't know. Yeah, it is. I'll explain in a minute. Stay right there. All right. What happened? Yeah, you posted something on social media. Step. Put your hands up for me, please. Stay right there. You posted some threats at the airport. I was just lying. We were aggravated. You were aggravated? Did you say anything like that? Like that? I deleted it right away. You deleted it? So you So you did send those out? >> Yeah, but I promise you I deleted it. What did they say? I was just I was I'm aggravated with Okay. It's just a social media. I don't know how the [ __ ] No, stay right there. I swear to God I don't got anything on me. Watch. Well, here's the thing. When you When you post those things I understand. >> they're immediately flagged. Okay. All right. So you could post it and take it down in a half a second and you're flagged. So this is why we're here. We'll explain in a minute. Well, why is he being >> Cuz it's a criminal investigation. He posted that he wanted to blow up the That's a problem. The FBI is involved. So let's leave it at that. But wait, what is going to happen now? I don't know. We're going to talk to him. So Look at it from my point of view. The FBI is involved. He made a comment on social media. Your man's not on the ground. He was not hit. He was not hurt. Okay? I just got here. I saw him from a distance. I just want to know what's going on. >> Okay. Cuz the officer came in there kind of aggressive and just grabbed him up. That's the only thing. So We've been here since 6:00 in the morning. Are Are y'all with him? Yes. All right. For protocol, come up against the wall for me, partner. Come Come [laughter] on. Just stand there. I I listen. I know. I know. I know. Just listen. I don't have no problem, do you? All right. All right. All right. We're just detaining you right now because of what happened and y'all are traveling with him, okay? I got I got it, man. This is This is a I want documentation. You will You will, sir. Everything's on body cam. It's being recorded. We have no way to delete, change, I hope not. >> or anything. May I turn around? >> It's Give me a second. Cuz it ruined my life, bro. And I don't want handcuffs in an airport. I hope y'all understand I'm embarrassed. It's something to talk to your friend about after. I can't say anything like that. >> You have to be responsible of what you say, okay? Otherwise, they wouldn't call us here, okay? But before I ask you any question or before you say anything, let me read you your rights, okay? Okay. So this is reference to what you posted online earlier and we get a We get a call from the federal government, okay? And then and then And then that's see where we are. Possible. Yeah. Okay. So let me just read you your uh warning of constitutional rights before I ask you any questions, okay? Uh you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in court of law. You have the right to consult with an attorney before you make statement or answer any question, okay? And the right to have an attorney present during questioning. You You tracking me so far? Okay. If you want an attorney but cannot afford to hire an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you before and during questioning free of charge, okay? You may use any of these rights at any time before or during questioning and you may stop the interview at any time, okay? You understand your rights? Okay. Are you willing to answer question or make statement without attorney being present? Okay. So just right now, just give me a yes or no. Have anyone threatened you, coerced you, or promised you anything to answer to cause you to answer question or statement? Uh okay. Thank you. All right. Since you're in handcuffs, um it's recorded that I read you your rights and and you are waiving your rights right now, okay? Just tell him what you told me cuz before when I spoke with you, you said that on social media that you said you were about to All right. All right. Basically, we're just aggravated because we missed our closing our door by 4 minutes. Okay. >> I know. Give me the exact verbage that you said when you told me. Okay. So basically, right when that happened, I was literally aggravated on social media. I just literally I'm going to bomb this airport, but it wasn't in that reference. I said I'm going to bomb this airport because I was like, "What the We missed our closing our door by 4 all it was. Okay. After I posted that After I posted that, my wife said, "You can't post stuff like that." And I when I went when I went to take it down, it literally said, "Your post has been removed." Okay. >> So once it did that, it went off. I'm like, "Okay. Thank God." Because I And like I I don't It's like what What's after I posted it, I noticed it. Like this Like this [ __ ] can't You can't say this [ __ ] Yeah. And she said it. She said, "You got to watch what you post." And literally, right when I went to go delete it, I got a notification literally saying it's it's off and that's it. That's really it. Okay. Let me uh And and and which social media platform >> was It was just literally Instagram. It was on my Instagram. Instagram, okay. And it's gone now. It's been removed by Instagram? Yes. Yes. >> Okay. And around what time did you do it? Honestly, our flight got missed at >> Mhm. I missed We missed our flight by 8:00 at 8:00 8:10. Right around 8:10? Yeah. 8:10. Yes. So between 8:00 and 8:10? Yeah, like around that time. Okay. Cuz we missed We Our flight was at 8:00. We got We got to our gate at 7:51 and they were closed. And after you posted uh it got flagged by Instagram first or you remove it first? When I closed my phone, it got flagged. When I opened up my phone and I seen it, I was like, "Oh shit." I went to delete it. Mhm. And literally, it was already deleted. Okay. It was already deleted. Okay. Instagram was fast. Okay. Yeah. Yeah, when when you post something about bombing, No, when you post anything like has to do with curses or anything, it it'll get taken down. And uh what verbatim um what was the post says? It just says I was saying I'm going to bomb this airport. And then literally, So you said I'm going to bomb this airport? So you can search me all you want. I don't have anything on me. Okay. I'm trying to go home to my son. That's about it. Okay. And then where you going to? I'm going to North Carolina. Okay. Okay. And I I literally It literally got deleted 4 minutes after I posted it. And uh what gate were y'all supposed to go to? Honestly, I think we're in 88. When you When you When you take the photo and post it on Instagram, where were you? I was honestly sitting at the A and E right there. Oh, so you were right here by A and E? Okay. Okay. I don't want to be put on a checklist now. No. >> [laughter] >> How you guys doing? Yo, Rob, you're going to be put on a checklist, bro. Now you don't got no choice. But I'm trying to go to a different country. So Now you don't got no choice, bro. You going to have to definitely drive. Wait, did you guys have to clear the area? Yeah, bro. >> Yes. Oh my god. It's part of protocol. [ __ ] We're going to be upset now. I'm going to drive. I'm going to request this footage. I'm going to request everybody So y'all knew about the post? No. We were sleeping. That's why I knew about it after it was taken down. You knew about it after it was taken down? Yeah. What What did he post it on? Snapchat? >> Instagram. Insta Okay. It's like saying I'm going to fly like I'm here in this stupid ass airport. Type of comment. But he decided to say that [ __ ] No, it was more than that, but No, no, no. But like I'm saying like as an example, that's the type of attitude of the joke is where it was coming from. Yeah. Will they all come with us? What did they do wrong? Uh Yeah, we're going to interview everybody down there. Well, the other guy, I don't know I don't know that other guy's name for sure. Oh, the one that just disappeared? He thinks he's going to forget about this. He kept pushing me around before he pushed me around and then he was telling me anything and started patting me down. Mid pat down. But I said As anyone rights As anyone rights, that's what I'm saying. Let me know what's going on before you push me against the wall so I can know. Huh? I don't really care for any of this. What's up? I don't know what I'm messing with for now. So I'm going That's what I'm probably messing with for now. All right. Let me out. And if that's the case, we have to get a rental car and drive all the way back. I'm not doing my [ __ ] All right. I'm going to do a search on you and me and then I'll put you in the backseat, okay? Okay. That's all That's all right. Yeah. Okay. For the next one. Can I leave it here? Yeah. Okay. Thank you. I got a question though. Am I going to get like I have to get naked and get searched too? We don't do strip search here. Yeah, I was asking cuz you know cuz some places are different. >> pocket and I actually have shorts underneath if you want to check my shorts too. I probably got tissue in there. That's about it. Yeah. I'll get back to you later. Slide out? Slide out or you down? Yeah. Okay. He was charged with false report of a bomb, explosive, or weapon of mass destruction. Share your thoughts in the comments below and don't forget to like and subscribe.