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Prince George's Co. Man Arrested At BWI With Loaded Handgun, Ammo

BALTIMORE (WJZ)-- Authorities arrested a Prince George's County man at Baltimore Washington International Airport Thursday for attempting to bring a loaded handgun through security.

Transportation Security Administration officers say a Fort Washington man had a loaded .22 caliber revolver and ammo in his carry-on luggage.

TSA officials say they discovered the weapon when the bag entered the x-ray machine.

Maryland Transportation Authority police were contacted. They confiscated the gun and arrested the man.

This gun was the 11th TSA officers discovered this year.

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