Crime & Safety
Bucks County Man Arrested At Newark Airport: Port Authority Police
The Morrisville man is facing a weapon charge, officials said.
Updated 10:55 a.m.: A Morrisville, Bucks County man was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport, Port Authority officials said Tuesday.
Christopher Brown, 30, of Morrisville, was arrested Monday after security officers found a loaded .40 caliber pistol in the Brown's backpack, Port Authority officials said.
The semi-automatic Glock-23 handgun was in Brown's carry-on items as he entered one of the airport checkpoints, officials said.
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The checkpoint's X-ray machine detected the handgun, which led Port Authority police to be notified, officials said.
Officials then closed the checkpoint lane until the Port Authority Police arrived.
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When police showed up, the gun was confiscated and Brown was arrested on an unlawful possession of a weapon charge, officials said.
Bucks County, PA, man arrested Monday after @TSA at @EWRairport caught him tyring to bring this loaded .40 caliber handgun onto an airplane. pic.twitter.com/sSpDRqRTcf
— TSAmedia_LisaF (@TSAmedia_LisaF) December 20, 2016
Photo via Port Authority Police
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