A 12-year-old Denver-area boy was stopped at Denver International Airport this morning when security screeners found an “incendiary device” in his backpack.

Authorities described it as resembling a homemade road flare.

Denver police spokesman Sonny Jackson said the boy is from metro Denver and was traveling with family members to California when he was stopped about 6:45 a.m. as he passed through a TSA screening.

The boy, who is not named because he is a juvenile, was released to his parent’s custody after questioning.

The Denver Police Bomb Squad was called to the airport as a result of the discovery.

Jackson said no planes or passengers were jeopardized. Because the boy is a juvenile, the case will be handled by the Denver district attorney’s office rather than federal officials.

He could face felony charges of possession of an incendiary device and transportation of an incendiary device.

Source/Full Story: The Denver Post

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