Soldier pleads not guilty to airport gun rap

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Soldier pleads not guilty to airport gun rap
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Oct 21, 2008 5:55:06 EDT

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A soldier has pleaded not guilty to a weapon charge following her arrest at a Long Island airport for allegedly carrying a loaded revolver in her checked luggage.

Army Spc. Vonda Collier was arraigned Monday in New York state court on a charge of criminal possession of a weapon. She was ordered held on $5,000 bail or $25,000 bond.

The 38-year-old from San Antonio, Texas, was arrested Sunday at MacArthur Airport. She was scheduled to take a Southwest Airlines flight to Texas.

There was no immediate reply Monday to messages left for her Legal Aid attorney and the Army.

Last week, a Las Vegas man was arrested at the same airport after a knife, pipebomb and other suspicious items were found in his luggage.


Article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/10/ap_gunarrest_102008/%2e