Star Simpson In Boston, Massachusetts a 19 year-old woman with an LED device attached to her clothing was arrested at Logan International Airport, Terminal-C by the Massachusetts State Police. Massport spokeswoman Lisa Langone described the device as a fake bomb strapped to her chest. The woman was identified as Star Simpson, a second year student from Hawaii attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Simpson was asking for information on her boyfriend's arriving flight from Oakland at an information desk , when the woman working at the desk became suspicious of the device. The employee asked about the circuit, but Simpson did not respond. When the attendant repeated the question, Simpson replied that it was artwork and left the information desk. The employee remained suspicious about the device, so she alerted a nearby trooper. Authorities quickly responded and confronted Simpson outside Terminal-C with dogs and MP5 submachine guns. Simpson was arraigned today on charges including disturbing the peace and possessing a hoax device. Assistant Suffolk District Attorney Wayne Margolis requested a $5,000 cash bail, stating that Simpson had shown "a total disregard to understand the context of the situation…an airport post-9/11." Ross Schreiber, Simpson's defense attorney, called the amount "completely unreasonable" on the grounds that she had not pretended the circuit was anything else and that she was a student in good standing at MIT. Simpson pleaded not guilty to the charges and was released on $750 bond. MIT's News Office released a statement that it was cooperating with the authorities in the investigation and that "As reported to us by authorities, Ms. Simpson's actions were reckless and understandably created alarm at the airport." A crowd of around thirty MIT students gathered the following Monday picketed in protest of the MIT administration's response to the incident. Students argued that the administration should have waited for more information before issuing a press release and that the statement was unsupportive of Simpson. MIT Chancellor Phillip Clay replied to the demonstration by stating that although "there was a disappointment or sadness that we did not protect Simpson" but that the university issued the statement using the best knowledge that it had at the time and that it expects students to exercise "appropriate judgment and restraint."
Star Simpson In Boston, Massachusetts a 19 year-old woman with an LED device attached to her clothing was arrested at Logan International Airport, Terminal-C by the Massachusetts State Police. Massport spokeswoman Lisa Langone described the device as a fake bomb strapped to her chest. The woman was identified as Star Simpson, a second year student from Hawaii attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Simpson was asking for information on her boyfriend's arriving flight from Oakland at an information desk when the police were notified. Simpson was arraigned today on charges including disturbing the peace and possessing a hoax device. Assistant Suffolk District Attorney Wayne Margolis requested a $5,000 cash bail, stating that Simpson had shown "a total disregard to understand the context of the situation…an airport post-9/11." Ross Schreiber, Simpson's defense attorney, called the amount "completely unreasonable" on the grounds that she had not pretended the circuit was anything else and that she was a student in good standing at MIT. Simpson pleaded not guilty to the charges and was released on $750 bond. 
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, when the woman working at the desk became suspicious of the device. The employee asked about the circuit, but Simpson did not respond. When the attendant repeated the question, Simpson replied that it was artwork and left the information desk. The employee remained suspicious about the device, so she alerted a nearby trooper. Authorities quickly responded and confronted Simpson outside Terminal-C with dogs and MP5 submachine guns.
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MIT's News Office released a statement that it was cooperating with the authorities in the investigation and that "As reported to us by authorities, Ms. Simpson's actions were reckless and understandably created alarm at the airport." A crowd of around thirty MIT students gathered the following Monday picketed in protest of the MIT administration's response to the incident. Students argued that the administration should have waited for more information before issuing a press release and that the statement was unsupportive of Simpson. MIT Chancellor Phillip Clay replied to the demonstration by stating that although "there was a disappointment or sadness that we did not protect Simpson" but that the university issued the statement using the best knowledge that it had at the time and that it expects students to exercise "appropriate judgment and restraint."