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.  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.  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.  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.