Two Arrested LAX Dry Ice Explosions
A dry ice bomb in a plastic bottle exploded in an employee
restroom at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday, October 13, and then
another went off outside the Tom Bradley International Terminal Monday, October
14. A third bomb was found before it went off.
Dicarlo Bennett, 28, is one of the two LAX employees accused
of setting off dry ice bombs at Los Angeles International Airport. He pleaded
not guilty to charged on Thursday, October 17. Dicarlo was arrested Tuesday at
his Paramount apartment. Investigators say Bennett is not a terrorist, but a
ramp supervisor who allegedly confessed to making the bombs for the fun of it.
While Bennet faces jail time if convicted, the incident
exposes a potential hole in security involving vendors who leave the dry ice
behind, making it accessible for creation of the bottle bombs.
The second person arrested in connection with the dry ice
explosions is Bennett’s supervisor, Miguel Angel Iniguez, 41. Iniguez has allegedly
admitted to placing one of the dry ice bombs outside Tom Bradley International
Terminal while a plane was parked nearby. Iniguez has been charged with
possession of a destructive device near an aircraft. His bail has been set at
$500,000.
Though Bennet has no previous convictions, he is being held
on $1 million bail, a bail hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday of this
week.
A dry ice bomb in a plastic bottle exploded in an employee
restroom at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday, October 13, and then
another went off outside the Tom Bradley International Terminal Monday, October
14. A third bomb was found before it went off.
Dicarlo Bennett, 28, is one of the two LAX employees accused
of setting off dry ice bombs at Los Angeles International Airport. He pleaded
not guilty to charged on Thursday, October 17. Dicarlo was arrested Tuesday at
his Paramount apartment. Investigators say Bennett is not a terrorist, but a
ramp supervisor who allegedly confessed to making the bombs for the fun of it.
While Bennet faces jail time if convicted, the incident
exposes a potential hole in security involving vendors who leave the dry ice
behind, making it accessible for creation of the bottle bombs.
The second person arrested in connection with the dry ice
explosions is Bennett’s supervisor, Miguel Angel Iniguez, 41. Iniguez has allegedly
admitted to placing one of the dry ice bombs outside Tom Bradley International
Terminal while a plane was parked nearby. Iniguez has been charged with
possession of a destructive device near an aircraft. His bail has been set at
$500,000.
Though Bennet has no previous convictions, he is being held
on $1 million bail, a bail hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday of this
week.
Labels: Dry ice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, LAX, Los Angeles International Airport, OC Criminal Defense


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