一名30岁的美国海军陆战队员可能面临指控,此前当局指控他周一下午在加州棕榈泉国际机场托运的行李中有一枚25毫米口径的实弹。
棕榈泉警方告诉美国广播公司新闻,德克萨斯州亨德森的服役人员瑞安·韦弗在他托运的行李中发现了爆炸子弹。
运输安全管理人员发现了它,并呼叫执法部门。
警方称,韦弗告诉警察,他一年前在田地里发现了这个装置,并一直保存着。据说他认为它是惰性的。据警方说,它已经生锈和腐蚀,原来的油漆标记在子弹上已经看不到了。
官员们表示,很难确定这是一个惰性训练装置还是一个活生生的“高爆炸装置”。
河滨县爆炸物处理小组对此作出了回应,并使用x光技术对其进行了检查。官员们说,当时很明显,这是一轮实弹射击。据警方称,防爆小组将它转移到一个沙漠地区,并在那里引爆。
棕榈泉警方说,韦弗被拘留,但后来被释放给军事当局。该案件将提交给河滨县地方检察官办公室,可能被指控拥有破坏性装置。
警方表示,他还可能面临海军陆战队的行政诉讼,以及联邦政府可能的民事处罚。
美国广播公司新闻已经联系美国运输安全管理局寻求评论。
US Marine detained after explosive round discovered in luggage at Palm Springs Airport: Police
A 30-year-old U.S. Marine could face charges after authorities accused him of having a live 25mm explosive round in his checked luggage Monday afternoon at Palm Springs International Airport in California.
Palm Springs police told ABC News that servicemember -- identified as Ryan Weaver, of Henderson, Texas -- had the explosive round in his checked luggage.
Transportation Security Administration officers discovered it and called law enforcement.
Police said Weaver told officers he found the device in the field a year ago and kept it. He allegedly thought it was inert. It was rusty and corroded, and the original paint markings were no longer visible on the round, according to police.
Officials said it was difficult to determine whether it was an inert training device or a live “high explosive device.”
The Riverside County Explosive Ordnance Disposal team responded and examined it using X-ray technology. Officials said it was clear at that point that it was a live round. The bomb squad moved it to a desert area, where it was detonated, according to police.
Weaver was detained but later released to military authorities, Palm Springs police said. The case will be submitted to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office for possible charges of possessing a destructive device.
Police say he could also face administrative action by the Marine Corps and possible civil penalties from the federal government.
ABC News has reached out to TSA for a comment.





