TSA officer arrested after gun spotted in luggage

Orlando police arrested a Transportation Security Administration officer who is accused of trying to bring a gun through a security checkpoint.

Officials say 25-year-old Rynel B. Delacruz was arrested Monday night at Orlando International Airport. He was released Tuesday after posting $250 bail. He faces an aviation personal conduct charge.

TSA spokesman Jonathan Allen confirmed Thursday that Delacruz's employment with TSA ended on May 18.

According to a police report, a TSA screener at the airport spotted a gun in luggage that Delacruz sent through an x-ray machine. The screener contacted supervisors and Orlando police were called. The officer found a fully-loaded Ruger .380 handgun.

Police said Delacruz told them he had forgotten the gun was in the luggage.

 

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  • May 19, 2011 2:09 PM rushin2 wrote:
    Not sure about a loaded gun, but a couple of years back flew across the whole world stopping at several airports. Came home to find a pepper spray in my carry-on that traveled with me all this time and no one bothered to mention or find it.

    How's that for "security" at those "major airports?"
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