FBI questions NC man in Texas?
MIDLAND, TEXAS --
Neighbors say?a U.S. military arrested after allegedly trying to go through a security checkpoint at a Texas airport with explosives was a Green Beret who returned from Afghanistan in November. ?
FBI spokesman Mike Martinez said Sunday that Atwater is at the Midland County jail and charged with trying to bring explosives onto an airplane.
He will remain in custody at least until his arraignment Tuesday.
Atwater and his family had been visiting relatives and were on their way back to his base in North Carolina. Atwater had a reservation on a Saturday flight to Dallas-Fort Worth.
It's unclear whether he was in military uniform or what kind of explosives were in the bag. Authorities say the?explosives were in?military-grade wrapping.
Special Operations public information officials could not be reached for comment.
The FBI says the suspect is 30-year-old Trey Scott Atwater?was stopped at Midland International Airport about 9 a.m. Saturday.
The airport was closed down for a search for about an hour-and-a-half.
Atwater's neighbors in Hope Mills described Atwater and his family as nice people and said they hope the incident is just a mistake.?
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