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Police: S.C. Man Arrested After Carrying Loaded Guns Into Times Square Subway Station

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A police officer made a shocking discovery Sunday night after confronting a man he saw skipping a subway fare in Times Square, authorities said.

Allen Reggie, 33, of Columbia, S.C., was arrested after the officer recovered not only a fully loaded Smith & Wesson .45-caliber handgun but also a loaded Intratec Luger Tec-9 machine gun in his bag, police said.

The officer stopped Reggie after observing him entering the 42nd Street subway station around 5:25 p.m. without paying the fare, police said.

Intratec Luger Tec-9 machine gun
A Intratec Luger Tec-9 machine gun a South Carolina man was allegedly carrying into a subway station (credit: DCPI)

Reggie has been charged with several counts of criminal possession of weapons and ammo.

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