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May 1, 2006

Man released from federal custody, surrenders guns

PROVIDENCE -- Ken W. Lee was released from federal custody this afternoon, after spending two nights in federal prison for attempting to bring a loaded gun aboard a weekend flight at T.F. Green Airport.

At an afternoon hearing, U.S. District Court Judge David L. Martin ordered Lee, 53, of Holden, Mass., released on $10,000 personal recognizance bail. Martin also ordered Lee to surrender his personal firearms to the FBI by 5 p.m. today.

Lee was scheduled to board a 1:50 p.m. Southwest Airlines flight at T.F. Green State Airport to Phoenix Saturday. A baggage screener detected a loaded .357-caliber handgun, an additional 12 rounds of ammunition, and a 3-inch folding knife in the side pocket of Lee's bag.

With his wife looking on, Lee was led into the courtroom at about 2:30 p.m. The slight man with neatly-combed hair was shackled and handcuffed.

Lee's attorney, Robert Mann, said Lee works in the engineering field. He would not comment further on the case.

According to an FBI affadavit, Lee told authorities he forgot the gun was in his carry-on bag. At the hearing today, Lee said he was on his way to visit his ailing 97-year-old father.

Judge Martin gave Lee permission to visit his elderly father in the coming weeks.

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