January has been a busy month for Chicago-based Transportation Security Administration screeners, as three people have been arrested for trying to get guns through security at the city’s two airports.
The most recent case happened yesterday when the TSA nabbed a 46-year-old man named Russell Kess at Midway trying to sneak a loaded 9mm Glock in a Crown Royal liquor bag in his carry-in. Workers spotted it through the X-ray machine.
Kess told authorities that he was an Obama supporter on his way to the inauguration and had no idea his gun was in his carry-on. Authorities charged Kess with trying to board a plane with a loaded firearm.
Earlier this month, the TSA arrested two men on different days at O’Hare trying to get guns passed security.