OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors won't charge a Southern California man who was arrested at Oakland International Airport when security officers found him wearing a watch that looked like an explosive device.
Geoffrey McGann explained the watch was one of dozens he had made and given to friends as art pieces.
The 49-year-old Rancho Palos Verdes man was arrested Thursday night after trying to pass through airport security with the ornate watch that had switches, wires and fuses.
The bomb squad determined there were no explosive materials in the watch.
McGann was booked for investigation of possessing bomb-making materials. He was released Saturday after posting $150,000 bail.
The San Francisco Chronicle (http://bit.ly/T91xP2) says Alameda County prosecutors didn't explain Monday's decision not to charge McGann.
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