The 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith was arrested Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport after threatening them that he has a bomb. He was selected for secondary screening by airport security which he denied and started threatening them.

Sgt. Karla Ortiz said he told a TSA agent that he had a bomb before walking to the gate. When airport police officers caught up with him, Ortiz said Smith became uncooperative and was taken into custody.

A Los Angeles World Airport police spokesperson released the following statement on the matter.

"At approximately 1400 hrs, a 24 year-old Aldon Jacarus Ramon Smith, a resident of San Jose, California, was going through Terminal 1 screening where he made a comment indicating that he was in possession of a bomb. Los Angeles Airport Police made contact with him in the gate area where he became uncooperative. After conducting their investigation, LA Airport Police took suspect into custody and transported him to LAPD-Pacific division where he was booked for California Penal Code 148.1(a) - False report of a bomb threat."

Anyone who makes a bomb threat at an airport is potentially subject to federal charges, although no such charges have been filed against Smith. With the arrest, Smith is involved in three pending criminal cases.

"We are disappointed to learn of the incident today involving Aldon Smith, as this is a pending legal matter and we are still gathering the pertinent facts, we will have no further comment." 49ers general manager Trent Baalke said.