Florida man caught with loaded handgun at JFK

TSA officers found the weapon at a security checkpoint.

News 12 Staff

Aug 23, 2021, 4:52 PM

Updated 1,068 days ago

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Florida man caught with loaded handgun at JFK
A Florida man was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday after he was caught with a loaded handgun.

Transportation Security Administration officers found the weapon at a security checkpoint and alerted Port Authority Police, who confiscated the weapon and arrested the man on local weapons charges, according to the TSA.
Courtesy of the Transportation Security Administration
The man also faces a federal financial civil penalty for bringing a gun to a security checkpoint.


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