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Sanford airport police hold gun rather than arrest armed passenger stopped by TSA
Orlando Sentinel:An armed passenger stopped by TSA last week received concierge-style service from the Orlando Sanford International Airport Police Department.
Rather than arrest the man Friday, as is customary at the larger Orlando International Airport, cops allowed Michael Deegan to catch his flight to Ohio and held the loaded .38-caliber revolver for him while he was away.
On Monday evening, Deegan returned from Columbus and retrieved his gun. He headed home to Fort Pierce without criminal charges, unlike more than 1,000 armed passengers arrested at U.S. airports last year, according to interviews and records.
"There appears to be no nexus to terrorism and this report is for informational purposes only," police wrote. "There was no disruption of airport activities due to this incident."
Rather than arrest the man Friday, as is customary at the larger Orlando International Airport, cops allowed Michael Deegan to catch his flight to Ohio and held the loaded .38-caliber revolver for him while he was away.
On Monday evening, Deegan returned from Columbus and retrieved his gun. He headed home to Fort Pierce without criminal charges, unlike more than 1,000 armed passengers arrested at U.S. airports last year, according to interviews and records.
"There appears to be no nexus to terrorism and this report is for informational purposes only," police wrote. "There was no disruption of airport activities due to this incident."
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