/ Source: The Associated Press
An airline passenger who claimed he had smallpox wasn't telling the truth.
But health officials in North Carolina, weren't taking any chances. They quarantined a U-S Airways jet with 116 people aboard for several hours Friday when it arrived at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport from New Orleans.
The plane landed around 3:30 p-m Eastern and was cleared around 7 p-m, when officials confirmed the threat was false. The man was checked for small pox at a local hospital. No evidence of the disease was found.
A police spokeswoman says no decision has been made on whether to charge the man, whose condition is still being evaluated.
