A man who startled passengers scheduled to be on his flight is charged with terroristic threat for allegedly telling them, "I'm going to kill the Illuminati," before his arrest.
Joseph T. Valasquez was charged in Platte County Court in the Oct. 24 incident at a Delta Airlines gate.
A judge set Valasquez's bond at $50,000, cash-only.
Valasquez also told KCIPD officers he thought the "Illuminati should be dead," and "he will kill them all," according to a court document.
Because of his threatening statements, the operations at one Delta gate were temporarily suspended, according to the court document.
Explosive detction K9's and KCIPD officers checked Valasquez's luggaage, found no evidence of explosives and declared the luggage safe, according to a court document.
He also told police

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