Pilot arrested at Florida airport with loaded gun in carry-on, police say
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Authorities say an airline pilot was arrested at a Florida airport after a loaded gun was found in his carry-on suitcase.
The News-Press reports Brian Andrew Machtemes of Minnetonka, Minn., was arrested Friday at Southwest Florida International Airport.
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A Lee County Port Authority arrest report says the 54-year-old Sun Country Airlines pilot was arrested when a Transportation Security Administration agent found a loaded pistol in his suitcase.
The report says Machtemes has a permit to carry the gun in Minnesota, but that it wasn't valid in Florida.
The TSA allows unloaded firearms in locked containers only as checked baggage.
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Airline spokeswoman Kirsten Wenker confirmed Machtemes is a pilot but declined further comment, citing privacy reasons.
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Machtemes was released on $5,000 bond. Jail records didn't show whether he had an attorney.