Police responded to a car crash at a grocery store late last week only to encounter a Florida man armed to the teeth, who warned he had a "dirty bomb," according to authorities. The alarming dirty bomb remark triggered a lockdown of the area, police said. Late Friday night, officers with the Haines City Police Department responded to reports of a vehicle crash at a Publix grocery store in Davenport. 'Officers located a yellow plastic container secured with chains and locks with a radioactive warning label and immediately repositioned to a safe distance, shut down roadways, and requested assistance from the Bureau of Fire, Arson, and Explosives.'Police said officers made contact with 43-year-old Benjamin Donald Johnson — a driver allegedly involved in the car accident. Police said in a statement, "Officers were ultimately required to physically remove Johnson from the truck, at which point multiple firearms were observed in plain view."Police said while the suspect was being detained in the back of a patrol vehicle, an officer heard Johnson saying that there was a "dirty bomb” in his Chevrolet Silverado truck.Police stated, "Officers located a yellow plastic container secured with chains and locks with a radioactive warning label and immediately repositioned to a safe distance, shut down roadways, and requested assistance from the Bureau of Fire, Arson, and Explosives."Police imposed a lockdown of the area near the vehicle in question for several hours "out of an abundance of caution" and to "ensure the safety" of anyone nearby.RELATED: Florida man with meth pipe steals tourist train, picks up passengers for wild ride — and announces it's his 'birthday': CopsBefore the bomb squad arrived, a Florida State Fire Investigator at the crime scene confirmed the container was "emitting positive radioactivity," according to police.The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and an FBI bomb technician launched an investigation into the possible dirty bomb.According to police, investigators said a device was inside the yellow container. The investigators allegedly determined it was a moisture density gauge, which is "commonly used for soil testing, and contained less radioactivity than a medical X-ray."The statement said the container was transported to the Haines City Police Department, where it will be "further inspected" by members of the Florida Bureau of Radioactive Material.Officers conducted a search of Johnson's truck, and police said they found a "multitude of firearms and ammunition, firearm magazine speed loaders, thermal scopes, knives, a battering ram, night vision goggles, cannabis, and gummies, which tested positive for THC."Johnson told investigators he was in the area for work and had been living out of his pickup truck with his dog, police said. The dog was transferred to a local animal control service. Jail records from the Polk County Sheriff's Office show that Johnson was arrested and charged with hoax weapon of mass destruction, false report concerning a bomb or explosive, resisting an officer without violence, unlawful possession of cannabis resin, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and use of a firearm under the influence of alcohol.Police noted that Johnson's prior criminal history revealed he had been arrested for possession of marijuana in Tennessee.Police said the case remains under investigation.The Haines City Police Department and the Polk County Sheriff's Office did not immediately respond to Blaze News' request for comment. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up!

The Trump administration's Departments of Transportation and Health and Human Services are teaming up to launch a new effort to "make travel family friendly again" by providing more family-friendly resources and healthier food options at America's airports.On Monday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held a press conference at Reagan National Airport to announce a new family-friendly travel campaign that will allocate $1 billion in grant funding to airports to improve the travel experience.'I can tell you that this is where healthy diets go to die.'Duffy provided a few examples of how the funds could be used, such as play areas for children, nursing pods for breastfeeding mothers, workout spaces, and separate security lanes for families. He noted that the funds could be used for a range of investments and that the department was open to other improvement suggestions."It's pretty wide open on what airports want to ask for a grant," Duffy stated.He stated that he has also reached out to the airlines to encourage them to consider how they could improve the travel experience.As part of the new campaign, Duffy and Kennedy are advocating for healthy food options at the nation's airports. RELATED: Exclusive interview: DOT Secretary Duffy explains how he's making flying great again in time for Thanksgiving Sean Duffy. Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images"I ... typically over the past 30 years, probably average 250 days a year in airports. And I can tell you that this is where healthy diets go to die," Kennedy said. "It's deep-fried food; it's sugar bombs; it's ultra-processed foods. And all of them are gonna leave you sicker than before you ate them."During Monday's press conference, Duffy and Kennedy highlighted Farmer's Fridge, a company that operates vending machines offering salads, sandwiches, bowls, and oats. Luke Saunders, the CEO of Farmer's Fridge, who also attended the press conference, explained that he founded the company 12 years ago and that it now operates vending machines in over 30 U.S. airports. "If you want to reach out to your airport authority and encourage them to participate in this money, please do that," Duffy said.RELATED: 'Exemplary' TSA agents receive big bonus just in time for Christmas after powering through Dem shutdown without a paycheck Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty ImagesDuffy noted that last week the department hired an integrator who will help convert the nation’s air travel technology from analog to digital. In November, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stated that the Transportation Security Administration would roll out new security screening lanes at select airports for families with small children, as well as for veterans and active-duty military. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

President Donald Trump berated a journalist who pressed him on the lethal attacks on suspected narco-terrorist boats near Venezuela. Critics of the president say the military strikes are unlawful and unethical, but the administration has defended the actions as necessary and legal defensive acts to protect the American people. 'Let me just tell you, you are an obnoxious — actually a terrible reporter.'ABC News reporter Rachel Scott asked Trump if he was going to order Department of War Sec. Pete Hegseth to release video of the order to strike the boats, when the president grew angry with her insistence on the question. "Are you committed to releasing the full video?" she asked. "Didn't I just tell you that?" the president fired back. "You're the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place. Let me just tell you, you are an obnoxious — actually a terrible reporter. And it's always the same thing with you!" he added. "I told you, whatever Pete Hegseth wants to do is OK with me."Video of the president's comments were posted to social media. Scott posted her version of the interaction on social media. "I asked President Trump if he would release the full video from the second strike on Sept 2nd," she wrote. "Just days ago the president said he would have 'no problem' doing that. But now, he denies saying that. And is not committing to releasing it." The president's opponents allege that a second strike on the survivors on a drug-trafficking boat could be prosecuted as a war crime, but the administration has defended the decision. RELATED: US strike against military targets in Venezuela could begin at any moment: ReportTrump trashes Fake News reporter: "You're the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place. You are a terrible reporter. And it's always the same thing with you. I told you, whatever Pete Hegseth wants to do is okay with me."? pic.twitter.com/X4u0JAUEdN— TheBlaze (@theblaze) December 8, 2025 The president may have been referring to an argument he had with the same reporter in July 2024, ahead of the election, at the National Association of Black Journalists. "I don't think I've ever been asked a question in such a horrible manner. The first question. You don't even say, 'Hello, how are you?' ... I think it's disgraceful that I came here in good spirit," he said at the event.He later continued to lash out at the reporter during the event. "Look, if I came onto a stage like this and I got treated so rudely as this woman treated me," Trump said. "Very rude. That was a nasty — that wasn't even a question. She didn't ask me a question. She gave a statement."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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