Cawthorn Pleads Guilty In Loaded Gun TSA Case

Charlotte’s Fox affiliate reports:

Former Representative Madison Cawthorn pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge after he was cited for bringing a loaded gun through TSA at Charlotte Douglas International Airport last year. The former congressman said after his court hearing Friday that the firearm ended up in his luggage by mistake and that someone else had packed his bag that day.

“I just made the mistake of not looking through my bag,” he said. “I should have taken the time to actually sit there and go through it. Unfortunately, I didn’t and TSA did a great job.”He was fined $250 for the incident. TSA said the Staccato 9mm handgun was detected inside a bag around 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at Checkpoint D inside CLT Airport.

Read the full article. Cawthorn now lives in southwest Florida and many expect him to launch another US House bid from there.

Madison Cawthorn pleads guilty in North Carolina airport gun case, says someone else packed his bag https://t.co/NCsjj21vge

— FOX8 WGHP (@myfox8) May 5, 2023

Madison Cawthorn plead guilty today to bringing a firearm through security at the Charlotte Airport. When asked outside the courthouse about his political future, he had this to say. pic.twitter.com/PBXf84xNWV

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) May 5, 2023