A man made a false bomb threat so he wouldn't miss a flight to LA, FBI says

DETROIT — A man who missed a flight to Los Angeles from Detroit called in a false bomb threat with the hope that any delay would allow him to get on the plane, authorities said Friday.

The 23-year-old man, identified as John Charles Robinson from Monroe, Michigan, was with maliciously giving false information about an explosive.

The phone call caused a scramble Thursday morning at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The FBI said passengers on the plane were removed, interviewed and screened again. The flight didn't leave until six hours later.

The call was detailed in the affidavit released by the on Friday. Robinson allegedly made claims he had information about the specific flight he was supposed to be on and how “there’s gonna be someone who’s gonna try to blow up the airport,” and “there’