A suspected unlawful immigrant was arrested in South Carolina on Thursday after officers say he made a pretend bomb menace throughout a visitors cease which in the end led to a piece of Interstate 85 being shut down for almost 5 hours.
Ahmad Jamal Khamees Alhendi, 28, was stopped at round 2:45 p.m. by state transport police for having a lacking license plate on his tractor trailer, in line with the South Carolina Dept. of Public Security (SCDPS).
That’s when Alhendi advised a police officer that there was an explosive gadget contained in the business car.
Ahmad Jamal Khamees Alhendi was arrested in South Carolina after officers say he made a pretend bomb menace throughout a visitors cease. (Greenville County Detention Heart)
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All six lanes of I-85 have been subsequently shut down because the menace was investigated by the Greenville County Sheriff’s Workplace, South Carolina Legislation Enforcement Division (SLED), and the FBI.
The shutdown, which befell close to Mile Marker 44, led to lengthy delays and bumped to bumper visitors.
The 18-wheeler was finally cleared and all lanes of I-85 have been reopened at roughly 7:40 p.m.
Alhendi appeared in courtroom on Friday and was charged with conveying false details about a bomb menace, breach of peace of excessive and aggravated nature, and no having no car license.
A police automobile blocks off a piece of I-85 close to Mile Marker 44 and White Horse Highway in Greenville County as a result of a bomb menace on Jan. 2, 2025. (ALEX HICKS JR./STAFF / USA TODAY NETWORK by way of Imagn Photographs)
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He was issued a complete surety bond of $20,238 for all three prices and despatched to the Greenville County Detention Heart, Fox Carolina studies.
A Greenville County Detention Heart spokesperson advised Fox Information Digital that Alhendi was positioned on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer, a holding discover of a possible unlawful immigrant who may very well be faraway from the nation.
Police guiding visitors after a bomb menace on I-85. (ALEX HICKS JR./STAFF / USA TODAY NETWORK by way of Imagn Photographs)
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Fox Information Digital has reached out to ICE and the FBI for extra data on Alhendi.
SCDPS mentioned that the tractor-trailer is registered with Globe Transportation in Illinois.
A spokesperson for the corporate confirmed to Fox Information Digital that Alhendi works for Globe Transportation, however the firm was not making any statements at the moment.
