Asheville police detain man sought in airport incident

ASHEVILLE - Police on Saturday morning detained the person of interest being sought after an incident at Asheville Regional Airport involving a suspicious package. 

Asheville police brought Michael Christopher Estes into custody without incident along Airport Road after someone recognized him from media reports and called authorities, according to a press release sent out by the FBI.

Shelley Lynch, spokeswoman for the FBI's Charlotte bureau, said the investigation is ongoing and will be turned over to federal authorities.

The package, discovered at 6:30 a.m. Friday, contained explosive matter, Lynch said. "I'm not at liberty to describe what it looked like, but it was a device that included explosive materials."

Airport Police discovered the item, described as an "explosive device," and the Asheville Police Department's Hazardous Device Team responded to render it safe, according to a departmental press release on Friday.

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