Soldier arrested over gun in airport baggage

[unhappycamper]

Soldier arrested over gun in airport baggage
The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Oct 20, 2008 6:25:50 EDT

NEW YORK — Police say a soldier has been arrested after a Long Island MacArthur Airport baggage inspector found a loaded handgun in her luggage.

Suffolk County police say a federal Transportation Security Administration agent spotted the four-inch revolver in Army Spc. Vonda Collier’s checked bag Sunday while conducting routine inspections.

The 38-year-old from San Antonio was arrested on a charge of criminal possession of a weapon. She is set to be arraigned Monday.

Police say Collier was on leave and scheduled to take a Southwest Airlines flight to Texas.

Police don’t know whether Collier has a lawyer. Her father, Heyward Collier of San Antonio, says he hasn’t heard from her about her arrest and doesn’t know why she was on Long Island.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/10/ap_revolver_luggage_101908/%2e

[Love Bug]

1. I suspect this happens frequently

I just came home from a trip a week ago and I noticed a sign in the Baltimore airport informing armed forces personnel they were subject to the same carryon restrictions than everyone else. My first thought was some had tried to board carrying their weapons not wanting to check them in their luggage.