TSA officers arrest traveler with revolver in a backpack at Pittsburgh International Airport

Justin Vellucci | Sunday, July 28, 2024 5:20 p.m.

Courtesy of Transportation Security Administration

TSA officers stopped a West Virginia woman from boarding a flight with a revolver, which had been found in her backpack, Sunday at Pittsburgh International Airport in Findlay.

A West Virginia woman was arrested Sunday after she tried to fly out of Pittsburgh International Airport with a revolver in her backpack, authorities said.

Transportation Security Administration officials spotted the gun at the Findlay airport’s main security checkpoint shortly before 10:45 a.m.

Allegheny County Police said Amber Brooks, 33, does not have a concealed-carry permit. They charged her with a misdemeanor count of carrying a firearm without a license.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation also was notified.

Passengers who bring firearms into an airport security checkpoint can face federal civil fines from the TSA up to $10,000. Repeat offenders can be fined up to $13,910.

The TSA has discovered at least 23 firearms at the Pittsburgh airport, as of last month, officials said. That is on pace to nearly match last year’s single-year record high of 44.