A man who allegedly said he wanted to send a message to President Donald Trump and claimed he had a bomb onboard an EasyJet flight to Scotland has been charged, according to The Scottish Sun.

The outlet reported that the 41-year-old suspect was charged on Monday after being arrested the day before.

Scottish authorities took the man into custody around 8:20 a.m. Sunday after the plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Glasgow International Airport.

According to the Sun, the incident occurred the day before Trump was expected to meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the president’s Turnberry golf resort in Ayrshire.

“We believe the incident to be contained and that nobody else was involved,” a spokesperson for Police Scotland told the outlet. “We are aware of videos circulating online, and these are being assessed by counter terrorism officers.”

Video reportedly filmed during the flight from London Luton Airport and obtained by Glasgow Live showed the man standing in the aircraft’s center aisle shouting, “I’m going to bomb the plane. Death to America, death to Trump.” Seconds later, a man tackled the suspect to the ground while another man jumped up to help restrain him and said, “Don’t move.”

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