A suspected illegal immigrant was arrested in South Carolina on Thursday after officials say he made a fake bomb threat during a traffic stop which ultimately led to a section of Interstate 85 being shut down for nearly five hours.
Ahmad Jamal Khamees Alhendi, 28, was stopped at around 2:45 p.m. by state transport police for having a missing license plate on his tractor trailer, according to the South Carolina Dept. of Public Safety (SCDPS).
That’s when Alhendi told a police officer that there was an explosive device inside the commercial vehicle. (Previous coverage HERE)
All six lanes of I-85 were subsequently shut down as the threat was investigated by the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED),…
