Rep. Madison Cawthorn was cited Tuesday for possession of a dangerous weapon on city property after a gun was discovered in his bag at a security screening checkpoint in Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officers were notified of the gun by the Transportation Security Administration and identified Cawthorn, a freshman Republican facing a competitive primary on May 17, as the owner.
“Responding CMPD officers identified the owner of the bag containing the firearm as David Madison Cawthorn DOB: 08/01/1995,” the police department wrote on Twitter. “Mr. Cawthorn stated that the firearm was his and he was cooperative with the CMPD officers.”
Cawthorn was given a citation but not arrested, and the police took his gun, which the department said was normal.
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