Man arrested after TSA workers find loaded gun at Newark airport

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Thursday, July 25, 2019
Man arrested after TSA workers find loaded gun at Newark airport
Man arrested after TSA workers find loaded gun at Newark airport. Sarah Bloomquist reports during Action News at 5 p.m. on July 25, 2019.

NEWARK, N.J. (WPVI) -- A Northampton County man was arrested Thursday after bringing a loaded gun to the airport.

TSA officers at Newark Liberty International found the weapon in the carry on bag as it went through the x-ray machine.

The owner of the bag was taken into custody by Port Authority police.

Police have not released the identity of the man.