The airline passenger who was initially charged with bringing a
smoke-grenade on his flight into Los Angeles pleaded guilty
Monday to making false statements to Customs and Border
Protection officers.  In the 15-page plea agreement, Yongda
Huang Harris admitted falsely stating that he had been to China
before his arrival in the USA rather than Japan. And he admitted
falsely saying that he was bringing in $100 in goods bought
abroad, rather than goods valued between $500 and $1,000.  The
plea agreement filed Wednesday anticipates a sentence of five
years probation, but Harris has been detained in federal custody
for more than two months since his flight Oct. 5.  U.S. District
Court Judge Christina Snyder accepted the plea and set
sentencing for Feb. 25.  Harris, a naturalized citizen who grew
up in Boston, had been teaching English in Japan and was
returning home for a funeral when he attracted the suspicion of
Customs and Border Protection officers. He arrived in Los
Angeles on an Asiana flight via South Kore