Ohio man, 40, gets four months in jail for calling in a BOMB THREAT so he wouldn’t miss his United flight
- Dana Carter, 40, of Dayton, claimed there was a bomb on his Dallas, Texas-bound United Airlines flight in October
- Court heard he was worried he was going to miss his flight
- The flight was canceled because of the threat and Carter was placed on another flight for Dallas two hours later
- Carter admitted making the false threat and was sentenced to four months in prison and handed a $7,700 fine
An Ohio man who called in a bomb threat to avoid missing his flight has been jailed.
Dana Carter, 40, of Dayton, was running late to catch his United flight from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport to Texas in October.
The court heard that he made a series of calls, claiming there was a bomb aboard his plane, the Dayton Daily News reports.
An Ohio man who called in a bomb threat to avoid missing his United flight has been jailed (file image)
The flight was cancelled because of the bomb threat, and Carter was booked into another flight to Dallas less than two hours later.
Carter admitted making the false threat with his attorney calling it a ‘foolish act.’
On Thursday, he was sentenced to four months in jail and ordered to pay $7,700 in restitution to United Airlines for the canceled flight.
Carter will also be on federal probation for three years after his release.
Dana Carter, 40, of Dayton, was running late to catch his United flight from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport to Texas in October (file image)
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