{"id":4831,"date":"2026-06-05T00:32:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/sacramento-airport-bomber-had-chilling-six-word-text-when-caught\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T00:32:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:32:27","slug":"sacramento-airport-bomber-had-chilling-six-word-text-when-caught","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/sacramento-airport-bomber-had-chilling-six-word-text-when-caught\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento Airport Bomber Had Chilling Six-Word Text When Caught"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kimani Osayande Jones<\/strong>, 49, was detained by TSA agents on Saturday after security officers discovered his carry-on luggage contained bombs and weapons, as New York Post<\/em> reports.<\/p>\n

Federal prosecutors revealed the cryptic six-word message was found on one of Jones’ phones, while a separate device allegedly displayed a 15-minute countdown timer.<\/p>\n

The FBI states Jones was preparing to board an American Airlines flight from Sacramento to Charlotte, North Carolina, when he was stopped.<\/p>\n

Investigators say he approached the security checkpoint around 9 p.m. wearing blue latex gloves and a scarf covering his face while carrying five cell phones.<\/p>\n

Explosive Device Found in Carry-On<\/h2>\n

TSA officers conducting a search of his backpack allegedly discovered an M-type pyrotechnic explosive, a torch lighter ready to ignite it, a knife, scissors, a scissor blade, an aerosol can, and zip ties.<\/p>\n

The explosive device was described as a brown cylinder approximately 2.5 inches long with a green fuse extending from one end.<\/p>\n

Bomb technicians subsequently tested and disposed of the explosive. Federal prosecutors confirmed both the powder and fuse were viable and energetic<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The complaint indicates the device contained roughly 9.29 grams of powder suspected to be pyrotechnic or flash powder, though laboratory testing has not yet been completed.<\/p>\n

Authorities cautioned the explosive was capable of inflicting serious damage.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors warned that the explosive device had the potential to cause injury and could have damaged the aircraft if detonated next to a window on a pressurized plane flying above 10,000 feet, possibly causing loss of cabin pressure.<\/p>\n

Previous Contact with Federal Authorities<\/h2>\n

Compounding concerns, Jones’ checked luggage had already been loaded onto the Charlotte-bound aircraft before his arrest. After the plane landed, investigators and explosive-detection dogs examined the luggage but discovered nothing suspicious.<\/p>\n

Court records show Jones had previous interactions with federal authorities.<\/p>\n

Starting in March, a caller believed to be Jones contacted the FBI approximately 13 times, claiming he was being threatened, followed and monitored, according to New York Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Faces Federal Charges<\/h2>\n

Jones was charged Tuesday with unlawfully possessing explosive materials and remains jailed without bail on a federal hold.<\/p>\n

If convicted, he faces up to five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine.<\/p>\n

Federal authorities said the discovery may have prevented a potentially catastrophic incident aboard the packed commercial flight.<\/p>\n

With information from New York Post<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A California man was arrested at Sacramento International Airport with explosives in his carry-on bag and a cryptic text reading “We will be awaiting your call” on his phone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":4830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[122],"tags":[4276,651,5235,5234,2657,5236,209],"nfg_topic":[135],"class_list":["post-4831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-airport-security","tag-california","tag-explosives","tag-kimani-osayande-jones","tag-sacramento","tag-tsa","tag-united-states","nfg_topic-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/47"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4831\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4831"},{"taxonomy":"nfg_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nfg_topic?post=4831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}