A Pennsylvania man was arrested for trying to bring a loaded handgun through an airport checkpoint, a spokeswoman with the Transportation Security Administration said on Tuesday.
Christopher Brown, 30, from Morrisville, Pennsylvania, was caught with the Glock-23, .40 caliber semi-automatic handgun in his backpack on Monday as he tried to pass through security at Newark Liberty International Airport, authorities said.
He was scheduled to fly to Dallas, according to a Port Authority spokesman.
Brown apparently said he didn’t realize he had the gun in what was his hunting backpack when he was caught.
Brown was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, according to the Port Authority spokesman.
Arraignment information for Brown was not immediately available.
