A passenger at the Quad City International Airport is in custody after being arrested for having a gun in his carry-on luggage. Derrick Burton, of Colona, Illinois, is being held at the Rock Island County Jail after TSA officers saw the gun at the screening checkpoint.
Burton is charged with unlawful use of a weapon. In addition to any criminal charges, the TSA can impose a penalty up to ten-thousand-dollars for bringing a gun to a security checkpoint.