Thread: Georgia man held after gun found at Calif. airport

Georgia man held after gun found at Calif. airport

By The Associated Press
4:59 p.m., July 28, 2011

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Georgia man has been arrested after security officers say they found a loaded handgun in his luggage at Sacramento International Airport.

Sheriff's Deputy Jason Ramos says there is no indication Deon Turner intended to harm anyone. The 22-year-old was attempting to fly home to Waycross, Ga., when the weapon was discovered in his checked luggage shortly before 6 a.m. Thursday.

Weapons must be declared, unloaded and kept in a locked container before they can be transported on airlines, and then only in checked luggage.

Turner is being held in Sacramento County Jail on $10,000 bail while he awaits a Monday hearing. He was arrested on suspicion of carrying a loaded, concealed firearm and carrying a weapon in public.

Turner is licensed to carry a concealed weapon in Georgia.

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