
PITTSBURGH (WPXI) — A man who police say made terroristic threats at Pittsburgh International Airport is fighting to be released from jail, after a district judge issued him an ROR bond. Judge Edward Borkowski will ultimately make the decision. Around two dozen of Hossein Dehnavifard’s family members and friends came from Philadelphia and Erie to the Allegheny County Courthouse to support him, after police say he made threats that grounded an American Airlines plane on Wednesday. He was in court after Magistrate Xander Orenstein initially said Hossein could be released on his own recognizance, which means he could be released from jail with posting bail. To prevent that from happening, a motions hearing was added to his case. An American Airlines gate attendant testified that Hossein was late to the gate for his flight to Philly, which would eventually head to Iran. When he missed the time to board, the attendant testified that Hossein said that the plane couldn’t leave without him because he had a bomb in his luggage. His defense attorney is arguing he should be released on house arrest, and that he’s not a flight risk. He also thinks there was a miscommunication.