Man Arrested For Having Loaded Gun At Charlotte Douglas International Airport
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Officials say TSA officers prevented a Florida man from bringing a loaded handgun on board a plane at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
The incident happened Monday just after 4pm at Checkpoint B.Β Anthony Breeze was stopped by TSA officers with a loaded .380 caliber handgun, according to officials.
Officers say they detected the gun and ammunition as Breeze was passing through the airport checkpoint. Β The gun was detected in the x-ray machine and was located inside his carry-on baggage, according to a news release.
Breeze was arrested on a local charge of carrying a firearm on airport property. Β To date, TSA officers have detected 24 firearms at checkpoints in Charlotte this year.
Passengers are permitted to travel with firearms in checked baggage if they are unloaded, packed in a hard-side case, locked and packed separately from ammunition.
