A New Jersey man was arrested Tuesday after the tourist told greeters at Disney World that al-Qaida sent him to “blow the place up.” according to investigators.
Orange County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 56-year-old Gregory Lazarchick on Tuesday on a charge of making a false bomb threat.
Lazarchick made the threat at Saratoga Springs Resort as employees were asking guests about their day, and then told them he wasn’t joking, an arrest report says.
Deputies said that, on July 21, a greeter at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa told Gregory Lazarchick, “Have a great day,” to which he replied, “I don’t want to have a great day.”
After making the threat, Lazarchick turned around while walking away and told the greeter, “You think I am joking? I’m not,” the arrest report said.
Lazarchick later admitted to saying something about al-Qaida when deputies spoke to him, but he said he didn’t remember exactly what he said. He was remorseful and apologetic. No bomb-making materials were found in his room.
Lazarchick’s sister told investigators he suffered a head injury and sometimes says inappropriate things.