Jersey man arrested after telling staffer Al Qaeda ordered him to blow up Disney World – By Storm Gifford (nydaiypost.com) / Sept 6 2018
So much for being the happiest place on Earth.
A disgruntled New Jersey man told a Disney World hotel greeter on July 21 that he planned to blow up the park. When the employee wished a good day to the man, identified as Gregory Lazarchick, he snapped back, “I don’t want to have a great day,” reported Orlando TV station WFTV9.
Lazarchick, 56, then coldly said to the greeter, “Al Qaeda sent me here to blow the place up,” according to Spectrum News13. After the employee realized the guest wasn’t joking, authorities arrived at the Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa for an interview.
No explosives were discovered in Lazarchick’s hotel room, said cops. The suspect claimed he did’t fully remember making the statements, but appeared to regret saying them, The Orlando Sentinel reported.
An intern overhearing the conversation claimed the suspect’s threat sounded deadly serious.
Lazarchick wasn’t arrested until Aug. 15 — for false report of a bombing — long after his vacation ended. He was extradited back to Florida on Sept. 4.
His sister, who was not identified, blamed Lazarchick’s current mental state on a head injury he suffered in 2014. From that time, he “has not been right since,” the sibling told TV station WFTV9. She also asserted that his wife died in 2017.
More than 50,000 people visit Disney World daily, according to the latest figures. In 2016, the Magic Kingdom park welcomed 20.4 million guests. The Orlando attraction remains the most visited theme park in the world.
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