Posted May 31, 2019 2:44 pm by Comments

By Brandon Curtis

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA — A janitor employed at the airport had brought a handgun and ammunition to work with him, which his attorney says was by mistake. He then panicked, and stashed it all in the ceiling inside the terminal before taking a flight to Haiti. His plan was to deal with it when he returned, according to his attorney.

Mikenson Regis, 27, had brought the firearm with him through security, but was able to go through undetected because employees are only subject to random searches.

Federal agents arrested Regis when he arrived back at the airport from his trip.

The firearm and ammunition were found inside a bag by a construction worker, who had to removed the ceiling tile to check on some plumbing.

An attorney for Regis said his client wasn’t planning anything nefarious, but panicked after realizing he brought the gun to the airport during his overnight shift, in luggage he had with him for a morning flight to Haiti.

“Essentially what happened was no different than having someone go to the airport who doesn’t know he has a prohibited item in his bag,” attorney Jennito Simon said. “He panicked and thought the best thing to do was hide it and deal …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation

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