Virginia Man Caught At BWI Checkpoint With Loaded Gun, Claims He Forgot He Had It
LINTHICUM, Md. (WJZ) -- A Virginia man was arrested after he was caught with a loaded handgun at a Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport security checkpoint on Thursday.
According to Transportation Security Administration officials, the man had a 9mm handgun loaded with 12 bullets when TSA officers spotted the gun in his carry-on bag.
TSA immediately notified Maryland Transportation Authority Police, who confiscated the firearm and detained the man from Glen Allen in Henrico County. He was arrested on weapons charges.
He told the MDTA that he forgot he had his loaded gun with him. The man now faces a stiff federal penalty.
It's the second gun found at BWI this year. Thirteen guns were found at the TSA checkpoint at BWI in 2020.