Man Arrested After Gun Found In His Backpact At Airport

Last updated on Thursday, December 8, 2011

(INDIANAPOLIS)(WISH) - A Fishers man was arrested early Wednesday morning after police say he tried to carry a firearm through a checkpoint at the Indianapolis International Airport.

According to a police report, Brad Kendall was taken into custody after airport screeners found the weapon and a loaded magazine in a backpack just before 5 a.m.

The man told officers he forgot to remove the weapon from his backpack.

Kendall faces a charge of carrying the .22 caliber semi-automatic pistol without a license. He is also charged with possession of a weapon within an airport. Both charges are misdemeanors.

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