KEY WEST, Fla. – A 37-year-old man from Key West was arrested Monday after a handgun was found in his luggage at the Key West International Airport, authorities said.
According to Monroe County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Adam Linhardt, Andrew Teuton Day had a loaded 9mm handgun inside his backpack.
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It was discovered as he went through the security checkpoint around 5 p.m.
Linhardt said Day admitted to not having a concealed carry permit and told authorities that he must have forgotten to remove it from his luggage.
Day was arrested on a charge of carrying a concealed firearm without a license into an airport.