MONROE – Authorities investigated claims by a man who was picked
up by Monroe Police early Wednesday morning after he told them he had
affiliations with ISIS and that his girlfriend had placed his duffle bag
with explosives in it behind a nearby gas station after they argued and
he got out of their car she was driving.
As a result, the FBI, State Police, NYPD and local police were called
in to investigate and question Abhurrahman Issam Qadan, 26, who, said
he was from Oregon.
Qadan told police he was on his way to LaGuardia Airport in New York
where he was going to place the explosives, but after he argued with his
girlfriend, he got out of the car with his belongings.
Bomb technicians responded to the scene at a gas station at Route 17M
and Gilbert Street after police received two reports of suspicious packages
found there. Portions of Route 17M and Route 208 were closed down until
investigators determined neither bag contained explosives.
During police questioning, Qadan admitted he lied about having explosives.
He was charged with falsely reporting an incident, making terroristic
threats, both as felonies, and misdemeanor criminal possession of a controlled
substance.
Qadan was remanded to the Orange County Jail.
