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Gun found at Key West International Airport security checkpoint

Miami, Florida – According to police, a woman is facing charges after she brought a gun to Key West International Airport.

On Friday afternoon, a 59-year-old Kathleen Marie Kennedy was arrested after she brought a handgun into the security checkpoint area of the airport, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies said.

After a loaded 380-caliber handgun was found in her luggage by Transportation Security Administration agents, Kennedy was charged with carrying a concealed firearm in a restricted area.

According to Kennedy, who has a valid concealed carry firearm license from Virginia, she forgot the firearm was in her luggage.

 

Alfred Duncan

Alfred Duncan is a freelance journalist and local reporter based in Coral Springs. As a beach lover, he only wants to be close by the ocean. Alfred reports for MDMH Coral Springs and writes columns for multiple national magazines.

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