On June 9th, a woman from Beckley was stopped at West Virginia International Yeager Airport with a loaded 9mm gun, leading to a weapons charge and potential TSA civil penalty.

A woman from Beckley was stopped at West Virginia International Yeager Airport on June 9th with a loaded 9mm gun. TSA officers halted the screening process, notified police, who confiscated the gun, and cited the woman on a weapons charge. She also faces a civil penalty from TSA, which could reach a maximum of $15,000. Guns are not permitted at security checkpoints and can only be carried in checked baggage.

June 10, 2024
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