Passenger Charged After Mid-Flight Bomb Threat

One passenger’s alleged mid-flight bomb threat resulted in an emergency landing over the weekend and is now being investigated by the FBI, according to a news release from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (PSCO).

On Sunday, July 6, at around 2:03 p.m. local time, deputies responded to “a verbal bomb threat” allegedly made by 27-year-old suspect Taj Taylor on an Allegiant route between Florida and Roanoke, Virginia. After the remark was reported to crew members, the plane made an emergency landing at the St.