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SEATTLE — A physician who phoned in bomb threats to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in July in an effort to keep his plane from leaving without him pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge of false information and threats.
Kou Wei Chiu, 31, of Nashville, Tenn., faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine when he is sentenced Feb. 22 in U.S. District Court.
According to court documents, Chiu admitted calling in three bomb threats July 25 in an effort to hold his Northwest Airlines flight to Memphis at the gate because he was running late.
The plane had taken off, but the third call prompted the plane to return to the airport, and it was grounded for several hours.
