Authorities: N.J. Man Arrested After Attempting To Bring Switchblade Onto Plane At LaGuardia
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) - Authorities said that a New Jersey man has been arrested after he tried to get on a plane at LaGuardia Airport with a switchblade knife in his carry-on bag.
A spokeswoman for the Transportation Security Administration said that a TSA agent detected the knife on Friday morning and alerted the Port Authority police.
Police said that 25-year-old Nicholas Casci of Colts Neck, N.J. was arrested on a weapons-possession charge. He is awaiting arraignment. No information on an attorney was immediately available.
Casci was trying to board a flight to Denver.
Weapons -- including switchblades -- are not permitted in carry-on baggage.
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