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DOJ Charges Man With Bringing Explosive Into Sacramento International Airport

https://dailycaller.com/2026/06/03/kimani-osayande-jackson-jones-tsa-sacramento-international-airport-u-s-attorneys-office-california-explosive/

A man allegedly smuggled an explosive and other items into Sacramento International Airport in California on Saturday.

Federal prosecutors charged Kimani Osayande Jones, also known as Kimani Osayande Jackson, Tuesday with “unlawfully possessing explosive material in an airport,” according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California. U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced the charges.

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) authorities halted Jones around 9 p.m. while he was passing through a checkpoint to reach an aircraft, according to court documents. The 49-year-old Sacramento resident allegedly wore latex gloves and had covered his face with a scarf.

Jones allegedly hid an M-type explosive device in his carry-on bag along with a torch lighter that could ignite the explosive. His bag also contained a knife, an aerosol can, scissors, scissor blades and zip ties, according to the court documents.

Jones was also carrying five cell phones, with one displaying a message from an unidentified number reading, “we will be awaiting your call,” prosecutors alleged. Another allegedly had a 15-minute timer that had not been started. 

TSA agents screen passengers as travelers wait for passenger screening at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint inside the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California on March 23, 2026. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

Jones was taken into custody and bomb technicians from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) and the FBI dealt with the explosive, according to the DOJ. Analysis of the explosive allegedly determined that its fuse and powder were “viable and energetic.”

“The explosive device had the potential to cause injury and, if the explosive device had detonated next to a window on a pressurized aircraft flying above 10,000 feet, it had the potential to damage the aircraft and cause a possible loss of cabin pressure,” the court documents alleged, according to the press release.

Jones remains behind bars without bond while facing a federal hold, SCSO inmate records showed. He could receive a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine if he is convicted, according to the DOJ.