A man reportedly fled John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York after a loaded handgun was discovered in his carry-on bag. GROOM ARRESTED BEFORE HONEYMOON VACATION FOR HAVING LOADED GUN IN CARRY-ON BAG: TSAThe man, who is said to be a Brooklyn resident, was asked to step aside but fled when called. Police confiscated the man’s pull-handle carry-on bag along with a duffle bag he abandoned at the scene. "Fleeing the checkpoint does this man no good," JFK airport’s TSA federal security director, John Bambury, said in a press statement. According to the TSA, first-time offenders caught carrying a loaded firearm into a security checkpoint face a $4,100 civil penalty.

Source: Fox News December 30, 2020 22:18 UTC