Man sentenced after admitting to packing explosives in checked bag – NBC10 Philadelphia

A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to more than two years in prison after admitting to trying to bring an explosive device onto a plane at Lehigh Valley International Airport last year, officials said.

On February 27, 2023, Marc Muffley, 41, of Landsford, Pennsylvania, checked a bag on a flight to Orlando Sanford International Airport in Florida that contained an explosive device, a can of butane, batteries lithium and a lighter one, among others, according to officials.

Investigators say Muffley said that when he heard his name called on the airport's public address system, he ran out of the building and called his girlfriend to ask her to come pick him up.

Muffley then changed his phone number so he could not be tracked, prosecutors said.

He was subsequently arrested based on a criminal complaint and an arrest warrant on February 28, 2023, before pleading guilty on January 17, 2024, according to officials.

“Thanks to the quick action of airport authorities and law enforcement, a potentially deadly incident was averted,” Philadelphia FBI Special Agent in Charge Wayne A. Jacobs said in a statement. “The FBI and our partners remain committed to ensuring the safety and security of everyone who works and travels through our airports.”