Pennsylvania man arrested after TSA found a loaded gun in his bag at Newark Airport

Police said they arrested a man after TSA officers stopped him with a loaded gun in his carry-on bag at Newark Airport.

Police said they arrested a man on Thursday after TSA officers stopped him with a loaded gun in his carry-on bag at Newark Liberty International Airport.

The firearm is the 14th gun to be detected by airport security this year, according to the TSA. This year so far is tied with 2018 for the most firearms discovered at Newark. Last year, TSA officers found 5,972 guns at airport checkpoints across the country. 86% of them were loaded, the agency said. A TSA officer detected this handgun in a traveler’s carry-on bag at one of the security checkpoints at Newark Liberty International Airport on Thanksgiving."Getting caught with and arrested for carrying a loaded gun at our airport means this individual had a pretty bad Thanksgiving," Carter said."Our TSA officers are on the job this busy holiday weekend so that others can reach their destinations safely and spend the holiday with their family and friends.

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