Bodycam Shows Pima Sheriff Chris Nanos Cleared After Bringing Loaded Glock to TSA Checkpoint in 2024
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 9
Bodycam Shows Pima Sheriff Chris Nanos Cleared After Bringing Loaded Glock to TSA Checkpoint in 2024
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 9
Summary
November 2024 bodycam and security video show Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos stopped at Tucson International Airport with a loaded Glock in his bag, then released without charges after missing his flight.
Six rounds were in the weapon — five in the magazine and one chambered — and Nanos told officers he had rushed from a hotel after election night and packed the department-issued gun to avoid leaving it in a valet-parked vehicle.
TSA rules generally let active-duty law enforcement fly armed only if they meet federal requirements and notify the airline in advance; the report says Nanos brought the handgun undeclared to the checkpoint.
The newly public footage has intensified criticism that Nanos received gentler treatment than an ordinary traveler, as his department separately faces scrutiny over misdemeanor arrests of three YouTubers near the still-unsolved Nancy Guthrie abduction case.