Man Charged at Michigan Airport

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Man Charged at Michigan Airport

By Associated Press

November 10, 2001, 3:19 PM EST

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- A man planning to fly to Washington was arrested at an airport for allegedly having a loaded handgun in his carry-on luggage.

Clyde H. Reeves II, 29, of University Park, Ill., was charged with violating federal law prohibiting carrying a dangerous weapon aboard a commercial aircraft, U.S. Attorney Margaret Chiara announced Friday.

Reeves was arrested Thursday at Kent County International Airport after a security agent using an X-ray machine saw what he thought was a gun in Reeves' bag, according to a federal complaint filed Friday.

A loaded .22-caliber Beretta was found in the bag, the complaint said.

Authorities said Reeves had a ticket on Northwest Airlines for a flight to Detroit Metropolitan Airport and a connecting flight to Washington Dulles International Airport.

If connected, he faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

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