Crime & Safety
Miami Teen Charged After Making Bomb Threats On Instagram Says It Was All A "Joke"
According to investigators, the posts included statements such as "Bad things are going to happen" and "Bombing a house today."
Updated on: January 7, 2025 / 11:26 AM EST
MIAMI - An 18-year-old honors student at Florida International University, charged with terrorism-related offenses for allegedly posting bomb threats on social media, claimed Monday that his Instagram posts were intended as a "joke."
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"It was a joke, it was supposed to be a joke, but it got taken to something literal," Rolando Hernandez-Padron told CBS News Miami upon his release on bail from Miami-Dade County jail on Monday evening.
Ronaldo Hernandez-Padron, a graduate of South Miami High School, was arrested on Jan. 4 after the FBI received a tip about concerning posts from an Instagram account with the handle "JurassicParkLover2006."
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