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Man arrested for bomb comment says he was joking

Originally published: June 7, 2010 1:12 PM
Updated: June 7, 2010 9:51 PM
By ANDREW STRICKLER  andrew.strickler@newsday.com

Quick Read"I'm sorry, it was a joke," said Draco Slaughter as he was led in handcuffs from the Fifth Precinct in Patchogue.

Draco Slaughter, 75, of Chicago, is led out

Photo credit: James Carbone | Draco Slaughter, 75, of Chicago, is led out of Fifth Precinct in Patchogue, Monday. (June 7, 2010)

A 75-year-old Chicago man arrested after officials say he told a flight attendant at Long Island-MacArthur Airport that there was a bomb in his bag apologized Monday as he left a Suffolk police precinct.

"I'm sorry, it was a joke," said Draco Slaughter as he was led in handcuffs from the Fifth Precinct in Patchogue, where he was held overnight before his arraignment.

Slaughter was on...

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