Event Brief
Illinois Man Charged in Florida Cruise Bomb Threat
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
Summary: A 20-year-old Chicago man, Daquan Lamont Smith, faces federal charges in Florida after prosecutors say he called in a bomb threat to a cruise ship. Federal authorities allege the threat was transmitted in interstate commerce, and a grand jury indicted him on the charge.
WHO: Daquan Lamont Smith, 20-year-old Chicago man; U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe; federal prosecutors
WHAT: Indicted on a federal charge of interstate transmission of a threat related to an alleged cruise ship bomb threat; faces up to five years in federal prison.
WHEN: Sep 10, 2026 at 9:43 AM ET
WHERE: Tampa, Florida
WHY: Prosecutors allege Smith called in a bomb threat to a cruise ship, triggering federal charges for interstate transmission of a threat.
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