Allegheny County Police have charged a Latrobe man with a firearms violation after a handgun was discovered in his carry-on bag Wednesday morning at Pittsburgh International Airport.
Police identified the passenger as 51-year-old John Frye. They determined he did not possess a valid concealed carry permit.
Transportation Security Administration officers alerted county police after they spotted the gun at the airport’s main security checkpoint.
Frye is charged with a misdemeanor count of carrying a firearm without a license.
The FBI also was notified.
Passengers who bring firearms into an airport security checkpoint can face federal civil fines of up to $10,000. Repeat offenders can be fined up to $13,910.
