SeaTac woman charged in Highline school bus bomb threat
Fri, 01/22/2010
A SeaTac woman has been charged with threats to bomb a Highline district school bus. Ubax Gardheere, 29, posted bond on Friday, Jan. 22 and was released.
The incident occurred Jan. 12 when prosecutors said she boarded a school bus headed for Chinook Middle School in SeaTac. She allegedly said a national security incident was happening and harangued the driver and student passengers about Somalia.
When told to exit the bus, prosecutors say she claimed she might have a bomb in her clothing.
Students began fleeing out the rear door of the bus and Gardheere told them they were cowards, according to reports.
She allegedly told a responding police officer that she was prepared to die.
Prosecutors said the students feared for their lives and thought she might have a bomb or weapon.