Police arrest a TSA officer who was allegedly carrying a firearm beyond the security checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, a major travel hub.

Matthew Lamar Gilbert, a TSA employee, was arrested at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for carrying a firearm beyond the security checkpoint and was charged with reckless conduct.

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A TSA officer was arrested at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Tuesday after police received a report of an officer with a firearm beyond the security checkpoint.

A TSA officer was arrested on Tuesday after taking his gun beyond the security checkpoint at the Atlanta airport, police said.

TSA managed to staff 18 security lanes, though ideally, 28 lanes are needed to handle the airport's usual volume. ATLANTA - Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport operations continue to ...

adding that “passenger and employee safety is top priority for TSA, and we are working closely with our Atlanta airport police partners on this incident.” TSA officers are not issued a weapon ...

ATLANTA — Agents seized 498 firearms at security checkpoints in eight airports across Georgia last year and 440 of those were detected at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.