DES MOINES, Iowa — Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents in Des Moines say they caught an Oklahoma man with a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets, plus an additional 13 bullets in his carry-on bag at Des Moines International Airport. KCCI reports TSA agents said the incident happened on Nov. 24, just two days before the busy Thanksgiving holiday travel period. Des Moines police were notified and confiscated the firearm from the traveler before citing him on a weapons charge. The name of the individual with the weapon was not released.

TSA officials said this is the sixth firearm confiscated at the Des Moines International Airport in 2020. There were 12 guns found there in 2019. Authorities say the first offense for carrying a loaded handgun into a checkpoint is $4,100, but that can go as high as $13,669 depending on any mitigating circumstances. The rule applies to travelers with or without concealed gun carry permits because even though an individual may have a concealed carry permit, it does not allow for a firearm to be carried onto an airplane.

A traffic stop just before 1-a.m. last Wednesday on Adams County, resulted in a Lenox man being charged and cited. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office report 18-year old Colton Lawrence Vieux, of Lenox, was stopped for speeding 88 mph in a 55 mph zone. During an investigation, an Adams County Deputy located alcoholic beverages inside the vehicle, with one opened and in the driver’s side door jamb.

The Deputy conducted a Field Sobriety Test on Vieux, who showed signs of impairment. He was transported to the Adams County Jail and consented to a test which indicated his Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) was .052. Vieux was booked into the Adams County Jail and held to see the magistrate. He faces a charge of OWI/1st offense, and citations for Minor In Possession (MIP) of alcohol/2nd offense, and speeding. A passenger in the vehicle, Jessica Elizabeth Anderson, of Lenox, was also cited for MIP/2nd offense. She was released on the citation.

(Radio Iowa) Gunfire sent Davenport shoppers scattering on the busiest holiday shopping weekend of the year. Davenport police say two groups of people were arguing just before noon Sunday at NorthPark Mall when one person pulled a gun and fired at least two shots. No one was reported hit and everyone involved and nearby fled. Police and Scott County Sheriff’s deputies responded, shut down a section of the mall and found multiple shell casings. No arrests were made and NorthPark, once the largest mall in Iowa, has fully reopened.

(Corrected spelling on Barnes’ name) The Creston Police Department Monday (Today), reported three arrests. Sunday evening, 21-year old Jeffrey Arnold and 23-year old Tylea Barnes, both of Creston, were arrested at the Creston Wal-Mart, for 5th Degree Theft. Both were cited and released on a Summons to Appear in Court. And, Saturday night, 29-year old Jessica Schalpia, of Creston, was arrested for Violation of a No Contact Order. She was being held in the Clarke County Jail, while awaiting a bond hearing.