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OCTOBER 20--The nitwit college student who stashed box cutters, bleach, matches, and clay on two Southwest Airlines planes was hit today with a federal felony count for his impromptu security survey. Nathaniel Heatwole, 20, was named in a criminal complaint filed today is U.S. District Court in Baltimore (below you'll find the detailed FBI affidavit sworn in support of the concealed weapon charge). Remarkably, Heatwole sent an e-mail to the Transportation Security Administration on September 15 with a subject line reading, "Information Regarding 6 Recent Security Breaches." The e-mail, which carried Heatwole's name and telephone number, detailed how the writer smuggled box cutters, blades, a knife, bleach, and "a simulated plastic explosive" onto planes at Raleigh-Durham International Airport and Baltimore-Washington International Airport. Despite Heatwole's acknowledgement in the e-mail that his actions were illegal, TSA representatives apparently never bothered to investigate his claim. Heatwole's gambit, a misguided attempt to call attention to what he saw as lapses in airline security, triggered the inspection last week of the entire commercial air fleet, about 7,000 planes. Following an initial court appearance today, Heatwole was released on his own recognizance by Magistrate Susan K. Gauvey. (4 pages)