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‘You’re Coming With Me’: Passenger Attacks Crew Member On CT Plane, Forcing Emergency Landing ‘You’re Coming With Me’: Passenger Attacks Crew Member On CT Plane, Forcing Emergency Landing ‘You’re Coming With Me’: Passenger Attacks Crew Member On CT Plane, Forcing Emergency Landing
‘You’re Coming With Me’: Passenger Attacks Crew Member On CT Plane, Forcing Emergency Landing A flight out of Bradley International Airport turned into a terrifying ordeal for passengers after a man from Kansas attacked a crew member mid-air, forcing them to step in to subdue him and the pilot to turn the plane around, authorities said.  Julius Jordan Priester, 24, of Wichita, was arrested after he assaulted a flight attendant on American Airlines Flight 3359, which had just left Windsor Locks, Connecticut, and was headed to Chicago on Tuesday, May 27, the US Attorney for Connecticut said.  About 30 to 60 minutes after takeoff, Priester reportedly caused panic in the cabin…

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by Josh Lanier
Harrisburg, PA
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Loaded Guns Found At Two PA Airport Checkpoints On Same Day: TSA Loaded Guns Found At Two PA Airport Checkpoints On Same Day: TSA Loaded Guns Found At Two PA Airport Checkpoints On Same Day: TSA
Loaded Guns Found At Two PA Airport Checkpoints On Same Day: TSA TSA officers intercepted loaded firearms at Harrisburg International Airport and Pittsburgh International Airport on Monday, Dec. 16, delaying travelers at both checkpoints, officials announced. At Harrisburg International Airport, a Lancaster man was caught with a loaded 9mm handgun containing 13 bullets in his carry-on bag. TSA officers halted the screening process until police arrived, removed the weapon, and cited the man on a weapons charge. The firearm was returned to the passenger’s vehicle before he resumed his travels, TSA said. Meanwhile, at Pittsburgh International Airport, TSA o…

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by Jillian Pikora
Arlington, VA
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TSA Officers Prevent Gun-Toting VA Woman From Boarding Flight At Reagan National Airport TSA Officers Prevent Gun-Toting VA Woman From Boarding Flight At Reagan National Airport TSA Officers Prevent Gun-Toting VA Woman From Boarding Flight At Reagan National Airport
TSA Officers Prevent Gun-Toting VA Woman From Boarding Flight At Reagan National Airport Officials say that a woman attempted to bring a loaded handgun onto a flight at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport before she was flagged down by TSA officers. On Monday, April 10, officers at the airport prevented a Spotsylvania woman from bringing a .380 caliber handgun that was loaded with five bullets as she went through a security checkpoint at the airport. Alarm bells were ringing - both literally and figuratively - when the X-ray unit at the checkpoint alerted TSA agents that there was a firearm inside a zippered pouch inside her purse, which she claims she carries for protec…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
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Cell Phone Or Stun Gun? TSA Officers Bust Trickster Trying To Bring Weapon On BWI Airport Plane Cell Phone Or Stun Gun? TSA Officers Bust Trickster Trying To Bring Weapon On BWI Airport Plane Cell Phone Or Stun Gun? TSA Officers Bust Trickster Trying To Bring Weapon On BWI Airport Plane
Cell Phone Or Stun Gun? TSA Officers Bust Trickster Trying To Bring Weapon On BWI Airport Plane A traveler at the Baltimore-Washington International Airport tried to full a fast one on TSA officers, but was busted attempting to bring a weapon onto a plane. This week, eagle-eyed officers at a checkpoint at BWI Airport were able to identify a stun gun that was posing as what appeared to be a smart phone. Look carefully at this cell phone and you'll see it's not actually a phone. It's a stun gun. See the stunning prongs on the end? This was a good catch on the part of our @TSA officers at a @BWI_Airport checkpoint yesterday. No stun guns/tasers are allowed on planes. pic.twitter.com…

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by Zak Failla
Armonk, NY
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Woman Arrested At LaGuardia Airport For Trying To Bring Loaded Revolver Through Security Woman Arrested At LaGuardia Airport For Trying To Bring Loaded Revolver Through Security Woman Arrested At LaGuardia Airport For Trying To Bring Loaded Revolver Through Security
Woman Arrested At LaGuardia Airport For Trying To Bring Loaded Revolver Through Security A woman was arrested after officials said she tried to board a flight at LaGuardia Airport with a loaded revolver. The Louisiana woman was brought into custody on Monday, Nov. 28, after she was prevented by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers from bringing the .38 caliber revolver handgun through the security checkpoint. A TSA officer saw the handgun on the X-ray machine's monitor when the woman's belongings entered the X-ray unit, according to the report.  The officer alerted Port Authority Police, which responded, confiscated the gun, and detained the woman fo…

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by Nicole Valinote
Newark, NJ
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'I Forgot,' 'I Didn't Know': Guns, Excuses Piling Up At Newark Airport Checkpoints 'I Forgot,' 'I Didn't Know': Guns, Excuses Piling Up At Newark Airport Checkpoints 'I Forgot,' 'I Didn't Know': Guns, Excuses Piling Up At Newark Airport Checkpoints
'I Forgot,' 'I Didn't Know': Guns, Excuses Piling Up At Newark Airport Checkpoints It doesn’t rank with airports in Atlanta, Houston or Dallas in terms of numbers, but Newark Liberty has had what the TSA and Port Authority say are an alarming amount of guns seized from passengers trying to board planes with them. And most of those things are loaded. It's become an epidemic, said Thomas Carter, the Transportation Security Administration’s director for New Jersey, during a Wednesday news conference at the airport. “Guns and ammunition are never allowed to pass through a security checkpoint to be carried onto a flight, even if a traveler has a concealed carry permit,” Cart…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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LaGuardia, Newark Airports Make TSA List: Top 10 Most Unusual Finds At Checkpoints LaGuardia, Newark Airports Make TSA List: Top 10 Most Unusual Finds At Checkpoints LaGuardia, Newark Airports Make TSA List: Top 10 Most Unusual Finds At Checkpoints
LaGuardia, Newark Airports Make TSA List: Top 10 Most Unusual Finds At Checkpoints Giant scissors. Snakes in a computer hard drive. Ice ax. These are some of TSA's "Top 10 Most Unusual Finds at Checkpoints." Among them, tuxedo grenades found in luggage at Newark Liberty International Airport (No. 4) and a concealed knife in baby carrier at LaGuardia (No. 6). WATCH TSA'S FULL VIDEO ABOVE.

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by Cecilia Levine