Damn, truth is stranger than fiction.
Pilot Arrested After Gun Found in Bag
N E W Y O R K, Jan. 21 — A Northwest Airlines pilot scheduled to work a Detroit-bound flight was arrested this morning at LaGuardia Airport after a loaded handgun was found in his carry-on luggage, authorities said.
Robert Donaldson, 43, was charged with three counts of criminal possession of a weapon, and could face up to 15 years in prison, said the office of Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown.
According to authorities, Donaldson was walking through a terminal used for luggage screening of passengers and crew of both Northwest and Delta Airlines. Officials discovered the Taurus 9 mm semiautomatic handgun in his carry-on luggage.
Donaldson was scheduled as co-pilot on Flight 1191 from New York to Detroit, departing at 6 a.m. He had a permit to carry the gun in Michigan.