A Monroe, Michigan, man accused of calling in a fake bomb threat that halted a Spirit Airlines flight at the Detroit Metro Airport was taken into custody, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

A Michigan man has been arrested for calling in a fake bomb threat so he wouldn’t miss his flight from Detroit to Los Angeles.

Passengers were forced to get off a Spirit Airlines plane at the Detroit Metro Airport in Romulus on Thursday after authorities responded to a bomb threat.