Robert Tyler Wicks, of Decatur, is facing federal charges for allegedly violating U.S. codes dealing with false information and hoaxes.

According to court documents, two American Airlines employees at Bangor International Airport received several text messages on Feb 13, 2025, that indicated the sender had personal details about them.

“So, you like those bots that’s a virus being sent to your phone [smile emoji] have fun with that next person I’m attending to attack is Mary lol,” one reads.

“Good luck buddy in that office I got my plans for you all in that airport… guns and s*** ready.”

Another read, “Imma definitely do a bomb [bomb emoji] threat this will be something to worry about you ready for some fun gay boy you ready to see what happens being in the office today you wont even notice whats gonna happen to that airport.

“Tomorrow morning at 10:50 a.m. you’re gonna see what happens dead inside that airport buddy,” it continued.

Special Agent Alexander White of the FBI said in the complaint that security personnel at the airport immediately responded to the threat with help from the FBI, Federal Air Marshals Service, Bangor Police Department and the Army National Guard.

White said the threats were “given considerable credence” because they were sent to personal numbers and contained very specific details about things happening inside the airport.

The sender called the airport switchboard the morning of Feb 14 demanding to speak with the law enforcement officer who was conducting the investigation.

“I will surrender… I want to talk to the actual bomb person… You want to see something happen from up in the sky launched into the airport?” the sender said, according to the complaint.

“Or do you want to see this not continue. Because I want to get this situation fixed here and I want to talk to that man personally.”

The caller was eventually connected to the FBI negotiation team and gave them an alias.

Law enforcement called the registered owner of the number the IP address traced back to that day, and the registered owner said they had moved to Decatur with their son, identified later as Wicks, according to the complaint.

Wicks claimed he was directed to make these threat calls by a friend in the United Kingdom named Ethan but later admitted that was a lie and admitted to placing the bomb threat calls himself, the complaint adds.

He told an FBI agent in Huntsville he created new emails to use TextMe and VoizyAI, a phone call bot application.

While he was being interviewed by FBI agents in Huntsville, Wicks told them he had an online relationship with an American Airlines employee.

She showed him law enforcement responding to the threats over video chat on Feb. 13. and her phone was taken by investigators who then ended the call, according to the complaint.

Wicks said he got the other employees’ contact info during a previous video chat with her where she was screensharing.

When Wicks consented to searches of the phones law enforcement believes he used to carry out these threats, they revealed multiple texts and calls to the airport and employees.

Court documents state that the threats “initiated a significant law enforcement response” over the span of two days in Maine, Virginia, Tennessee and Alabama.

And flights from both Allegiant Airlines and American Airlines were impacted.

The complaint adds that the readiness of the Maine Army National Guard was inhibited due to the main gate being closed for the threat.

Wicks was arrested Wednesday, according to court records.

A public defender has been appointed, but a hearing date before a federal judge has not yet been set.