Posted on 12/01/2021 12:54:17 AM PST by blueplum
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former Southwest Airlines baggage handler was sentenced Tuesday to six months in prison after pleading guilty to knowingly possessing or receiving stolen guns.
Federal prosecutors said Mark Hunter of St. Louis was charged after a passenger traveling through St. Louis Lambert International Airport reported that a pistol had been reported stolen from his luggage.
Federal agents investigated and found seven reported thefts of guns from luggage checked on Southwest over a five-month period in 2020.
After comparing Southwest scheduling records...
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Should be a mandatory, no parole, five year federal penalty.
41 months if you walk into the Capitol.
“41 months if you walk into the Capitol.”
I believe they got him on violating the dress code there.
I highly recommend buying a Tile tracker (https://www.thetileapp.com/en-us/), cut a slit in the foam and insert the tracker in the foam, prior to sending the firearm through the airlines.
The cost is between $15 to $50 per tile depending on model and is a good way to prevent your case from being lost or stolen.
Basic detectiving 101, Who are the available suspects?
Shocking that FBI found a Bad Guy.
Don’t let that happen again.
I wonder how his sentence will be compared to 41 months in prison for peacefully trespassing while carrying the American flag?
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