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October 31, 2006

Man arrested at airport with gun, brass knuckles

WARWICK -- A former reserve police officer was arrested this morning at T.F. Green Airport for trying to bring a gun, ammunition and a set of brass knuckles past security.

Everett Almeida, 64, of Dighton, Mass., had an unloaded .25 caliber handgun stored with ammunition in the same container, alongside a pair of brass knuckles, according to Lt. Kevin Hopkins, Airport Police acting police chief.

As Almeida attempted to check his bags before boarding a flight around 8:30 a.m., the weapons were discovered, and the airport police were notified, Hopkins said. Almeida, a former reserve police officer in Everett, Mass., submitted to Airport Police without incident.

Weapons and ammunition may not be kept in the same container, and any weapons must be declared to the Transportation Security Administration prior to the security screening.

Almeida was charged with felony possession of a pistol without a permit and misdemeanor possession of brass knuckles.

He was arraigned at Kent County Courthouse and released.

-- Journal staff writer Daniel Barbarisi

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