Missouri man arrested after trying to board plane with loaded handgun

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a Missouri man after he tried to board a plane at the Dane County Regional Airport with a loaded handgun in his bag.

The Dane County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release that the 42-year-old man is from Fulton, Missouri.

He tried to board a plane at 6 a.m. Friday when federal Transportation Security Administration workers detected the handgun in his bag at a security checkpoint and alerted deputies.

The sheriff’s department said the man doesn’t have a concealed carry permit and was taken to jail. The release didn’t offer any further details.

A sheriff’s spokeswoman says the man apparently forgot the gun was in his bag and was completely cooperative.