On January 2, 2025, at approximately 2:45 p.m., a SC State Transport Police officer initiated a traffic stop on a tractor-trailer on Interstate 85 in Greenville County, due to a missing license plate on the trailer.

During the traffic stop, the driver, 28-year-old Ahmad Jamal Khamees Alhendi of Oak Lawn, Illinois, indicated that there was an explosive device inside the commercial vehicle. All six lanes of I-85 were subsequently shut down as the threat was investigated by the Greenville County Sheriff's Office, SLED, and the FBI. The tractor-trailer was cleared and all lanes of I-85 were reopened at approximately 7:40 p.m. on Thursday, January 2.

Alhendi was taken into custody at Greenville County Detention Center and is charged with the following:

• Breach of peace of a high and aggravated nature:
  • S.C. Code Section 22-5-150
• Conveying false information about a bomb threat:
  • S.C. Code Section 16-23-750: "Concerning an attempt or alleged attempt being made or to be made to kill, injure, or intimidate any person or to damage or destroy any building or other real or personal property by means of an explosive, incendiary, or destructive device…”
• Operating/permitting an unregistered vehicle 

The tractor-trailer was registered to Globe Transportation out of Illinois.

Redacted arrest warrants available for download below: 

Alhendi Arrest Warrant 1 - False Information About A Bomb Threat_Redacted.pdf

Alhendi Arrest Warranty 2 - Breach of Peace_Redacted.pdf