INDIANAPOLIS -- A man was arrested Monday after he told a security worker at Indianapolis International Airport that he had a "bomb in my belly" at a security checkpoint, police said.

Indianapolis police were called to the airport at about 1:30 p.m. Authorities said that Jeff Rarey, 53, made the remark to a transportation security officer as he was going through a metal detector.

Security officials shut down two lanes of security screenings after the threat and pulled Rarey and his belongings to the side.

Rarey told investigators that he asked a security officer why he had to undergo additional screening before making the statement.

He told police that that he made a stupid mistake and was sorry for making the statement.

Security officials screened Rarey again, after which he was arrested on a charge of false reporting.