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Britain
Bomb ’joke’ student jailed
2004-01-20
A British woman is being held in a US prison after she joked with an airport policeman that she was carrying a bomb.
"No, no! Not a bomb! I wuz talkin' about me bum!"
Shropshire student Samantha Marson triggered a security alert as she waited to board a British Airways flight from Miami back to Britain. The 21-year-old from Bridgnorth was asked what was in her rucksack and told officials she had a bomb.
Wrong answer, honey.
According to the arrest report, Ms Marson placed her bag on the belt at a security check, telling a Transportation Security Administration screener: "Hey be careful, I have three bombs in here" - before allegedly repeating the joke twice more when confronted by officials.
Not once, not twice, but three times.
She was taken into custody and within hours appeared before a judge who remanded her to Dade County Jail.
"Hi sweet cheeks, I’m your new cell mate, Big Sally."
Ms Marson - who is due to appear in court again on 6 February - will be released on bail if she can come up with a £2,700 bond. Sergeant Joe Wyche from Miami Airport Police told BBC Midlands Today that officers were left with no choice but to arrest Ms Marson. "First of all, it’s a violation of our state law. Before 9/11 we took it seriously - after 9/11 there’s no room for kidding or joking, if that’s the person’s intention, so it’s taken in a serious manner. There’s no room for playing games at security checkpoints. I’m sure probably over in Britain if similar comments are made it’s not laughed upon."
IRA bombs are no laughing matter to the Brits, she should have known better.
He added: "The specific penalty for this is probably a misdemeanour, so therefore it’s probably less than a year in jail, but of the specifics of what could happen to this person I have no idea." Ms Marson’s father Jim, 75, said: "We are beside ourselves with worry." She phoned at about 3am on Sunday and was hysterical."
Dade County Jail does that to people.
"I’m sure Samantha will accept that it’s a silly thing to say, but she’s the sort of girl who might have thought it would make people laugh."
I’m sure she’ll be a riot on Cell Block B.
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