A Rhode Island man who got into an argument with his travel companion and caused the flight to divert in Jacksonville after making a false bomb threat in December 2023 was sentenced to two years in federal prison Thursday.

The Rhode Island man who got into an argument with his travel companion and caused the flight to divert in Jacksonville pleaded guilty in federal court to the charge of making a false bomb threat on an aircraft.

The Rhode Island man who’s accused of using the word “bomb” during an argument with his travel companion while on a plane will spend at least another week in federal custody.

The man accused of saying “bomb” onboard a Breeze Airways flight from Orlando that had to be diverted to Jacksonville International Airport was in federal court Thursday.

A 41-year-old man who was arrested after authorities said he caused a Breeze Airways flight from Orlando to divert to Jacksonville International Airport is now facing a federal charge of making a false bomb threat toward an aircraft.