Is Larry Dale showing favoritism in Sanford?
Sanford airport police hold gun rather than arrest armed passenger stopped by TSA
The senior police officer on the scene Friday was Cmdr. Larry Dale, who also serves as Sanford Airport Authority's chief executive officer and president.
"I think the report speaks for itself," Dale said when asked Wednesday afternoon why he didn't arrest Deegan. "We determined the circumstances didn't warrant an arrest in this case."
Though Deegan was not charged criminally, anyone caught with a gun while attempting to board a commercial flight faces up to $11,000 in federal civil fines, according to TSA.
A religious man, Deegan, 56, serves on the board of a Vero Beach food bank, He Shall Supply Ministries. Like so many other Florida concealed-weapon-permit holders, he said he simply forgot his revolver, loaded with hollow-point rounds, was in his bag until he noticed a TSA officer pointing at her X-ray screen.
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