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marmar

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Fri Apr 18, 2025, 09:52 AM Apr 18

Michigan man gets prison for bomb threat to Carnival cruise ship his girlfriend was on


(Detroit Free Press) A Michigan man has been sentenced to eight months in prison after making a false bomb threat against a cruise his girlfriend was on without him.

A federal judge sentenced Joshua Lowe, 19, on Monday for making the threat because he was “upset that the family went on the cruise, while leaving him behind to care for their pets,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Nils Kessler said in court records obtained by USA TODAY.

U.S. Attorney Mark Totten said in a news release in September that there was “zero tolerance” for bomb threats.

“Hoaxes can endanger lives, incur needless costs, and divert public safety resources needed to address real threats,” he said. “We take every threat of mass violence seriously.” .............................(more)

https://www.freep.com/story/news/nation/2025/04/17/joshua-lowe-michigan-bomb-threat-carnival-cruise/83149012007/




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Michigan man gets prison for bomb threat to Carnival cruise ship his girlfriend was on (Original Post) marmar Apr 18 OP
Between these stories and every Dateline ever aired, it is amazing women still trust enough to date... hlthe2b Apr 18 #1

hlthe2b

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1. Between these stories and every Dateline ever aired, it is amazing women still trust enough to date...
Fri Apr 18, 2025, 11:27 AM
Apr 18

good gawd.

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