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TSA finds loaded pistol in man's carry-on at RDU

A Tennessee man was charged Wednesday with possessing or concealing a weapon after security personnel at Raleigh-Durham International Airport found a loaded pistol in his carry-on bag.

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Collin Byrd
MORRISVILLE, N.C. — A Tennessee man was charged Wednesday with possessing or concealing a weapon after security personnel at Raleigh-Durham International Airport found a loaded pistol in his carry-on bag.

Collin Byrd, 45, of Franklin, Tenn., was booked on a flight through Charlotte to Nashville. A TSA agent spotted the gun in his bag when it passed through the X-ray machine and called police.

Police say Byrd admitted to having the gun in his bag and went quietly with police.

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