TSA agents nabs armed man boarding plane www.privateofficer.com
Posted by privateofficernews on January 20, 2009
TSA agents nabs armed man boarding plane www.privateofficer.com
Chicago IL Jan 20 2009
Kyle T. Greene
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South Holland man was arrested Monday afternoon at Midway Airport after he attempted to board an aircraft with a fully loaded weapon in his carry-on luggage, authorities said.
Russell T. Kess, 46, was charged with boarding an aircraft with a weapon, police said.
A Transportation Security Administration officer noticed the fully loaded 9 mm Glock weapon inside his carry-on as it was passing through an X-ray machine, according to police, who said he did not actually board an aircraft.
Police said Kess, of Dobson Avenue in South Holland, said he forgot to take the weapon out of his baggage and does not have a prior arrest history with Chicago police.
No one was hurt and the weapon did not discharge.
Court information was not immediately available for Kess, who police said is employed by the United Parcel Service.
At least two other people have been arrested at Chicago airports in January for attempting to bring firearms onto an aircraft.
Rodolfo Durate, 27, of Berwyn, was arrested Jan. 8 at O’Hare International Airport, and Goce Stojanovski, 47, of Crown Point, Ind. was charged Jan. 6 with trying to board an aircraft at O’Hare with a weapon.
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South Holland man was arrested Monday afternoon at Midway Airport after he attempted to board an aircraft with a fully loaded weapon in his carry-on luggage, authorities said.
Russell T. Kess, 46, was charged with boarding an aircraft with a weapon, police said.
A Transportation Security Administration officer noticed the fully loaded 9 mm Glock weapon inside his carry-on as it was passing through an X-ray machine, according to police, who said he did not actually board an aircraft.
Police said Kess, of Dobson Avenue in South Holland, said he forgot to take the weapon out of his baggage and does not have a prior arrest history with Chicago police.
No one was hurt and the weapon did not discharge.
Court information was not immediately available for Kess, who police said is employed by the United Parcel Service.
At least two other people have been arrested at Chicago airports in January for attempting to bring firearms onto an aircraft.
Rodolfo Durate, 27, of Berwyn, was arrested Jan. 8 at O’Hare International Airport, and Goce Stojanovski, 47, of Crown Point, Ind. was charged Jan. 6 with trying to board an aircraft at O’Hare with a weapon.
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