Former WWE Superstar Terri Runnels was arrested Wednesday at a Florida airport after security officials found a loaded handgun in her bag.
According to TMZSports.com, the 52-year-old Runnels was arrested at Tampa International Airport at 7:32 a.m. after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents found a Glock 9mm handgun with 11 rounds in the magazine and chamber.
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Airport police were called to the scene and arrested Runnels on a single count of carrying a concealed firearm, which is a class three felony in Florida. She was booked into the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and posted a $2,000 bond.
Runnels was released a short time later. If convicted of the charges, the former WWE Superstar could face a maximum punishment of five years in prison and up to $5,000 in fines.
In 2018, TSA agents discovered a airlines/tsa-seized-record-number-of-firearms-in-2018.html” target=”_self” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer”>record number of firearms inside carry-on bags at airport checkpoints across the country last year. A total of 4,239 guns were seized for an average of nearly 12 per day, a mark signals a seven percent increase from the 3,957 discovered in 2017.
