A Jordanian man who violated the terms of his entry into the United States is accused of making a bomb threat to a South Carolina Highway Patrol officer after he was pulled over for missing his license plate.
Ahmad Jamal Hameez Alhendi, a 28-year-old legal immigrant from Jordan who came to the United States in September 2018, was arrested after violating the terms of his admission. Paid He was charged in Greenville County, South Carolina, with breach of peace, making false bomb threats, and operating an unregistered vehicle.
Investigators said South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers arrested Arhendi on January 2. We're screwed That his semi-truck has a license plate on the cab. When questioned by police, Arhendi allegedly told police he had a “small bomb” in the taxi, prompting police to arrest him.
Parts of the highway were then closed due to a bomb threat as local and federal authorities investigated the incident for more than four hours. Ultimately, no explosives were found inside Arhendi's semi-truck.
A spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said Arhendi legally entered the United States via St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 20, 2018, but ultimately violated the terms of his entry. Ta. It is unclear what kind of visa Alhendi obtained to enter the United States.
Mr. Arhendi remains in the Greenville County Detention Center, where ICE agents are requesting that he be detained and held upon his release from police custody.
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