star simpson- MIT Student Arrested in Logan Airport 'Bomb Scare'

Star Simpson, 19, of Lahaina, Hawaii, had a white computer circuit board and wiring over a black hooded sweat shirt she was wearing, said State Police Maj. Scott Pare, the commanding officer at the airport.

"She said that it was a piece of art and she wanted to stand out on career day," Pare said at a news conference. "She claims that it was just art, and that she was proud of the art and she wanted to display it."

Simpson was charged with possessing a hoax device. A not guilty plea was entered at her arraignment in East Boston District Court and she was released on $750 bail.

She could face up to five years in prison or a $5,000 fine, if convicted.

"I'm shocked and appalled that somebody would wear this type of device to an airport," Pare said.

Simpson was "extremely lucky she followed the instructions or deadly force would have been used," Pare said. "She's lucky to be in a cell as opposed to the morgue."

"They showed amazing restraint, which may not have been there if she'd moved or if she'd tried to hide the explosive," said former FAA agent Bryan Sullivan.

Sullivan said police are trained to look for certain behaviors such as restless, fidgety movements or eyes darting back and forth, which they apparently did not see in Simpson.