GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Officials from the Transportation Security Administration say a 69-year-old man was arrested after they found a loaded .357 Colt revolver in his carry-on luggage at Gerald R. Ford International Airport.
According to a release, the incident happened Thursday when the man was at a security checkpoint at Ford Airport for a flight to Minneapolis.
TSA officials say they contacted police, who arrested the man. He has not been identified.
“This is the second firearm discovered in carry-on luggage at GRR this year,” a release from a TSA spokesperson said.
People who bring guns to airport security checkpoints can face fines up to $7,000 and can also face criminal charges, the TSA said in a release.
