Police Continue Look Into Pistol-packing Flight Attendant

A Denver police investigation of a flight attendant who tried to pass through an airport checkpoint this weekend with two guns continues, and the Denver district attorney’s office will probably review the case.

Theresa L. Penwell is being investigated for a “weapons violation” at Denver International Airport that was reported at about 9:35 a.m. Saturday, according to a Denver police report.

Penwell was taken into police custody when two guns were found in her possession at a DIA checkpoint, said Denver police spokesman Sonny Jackson. Penwell was interviewed and released pending further investigation.

Police investigators’ findings will be passed on to the Denver DA’s office, which will review the case to determine whether any criminal charges will be filed, Jackson said.

The Transportation Security Administration, part of the the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, also is conducting an investigation into the incident, said Carrie Harmon, a TSA spokeswoman in Denver.

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Flight Attendant In Custody Over Guns At Airport – Denver

Police in Denver Colorado say a flight attendant accused of trying to take two unloaded handguns through a security checkpoint was taken into custody on Saturday.

Police have not yet released the name of the woman taken into custody or confirmed which airline employs her.

Passenger Arrested For Bomb Threat At St. Louis Airport

An airline passenger was arrested after authorities say he made a bomb threat when flight attendants asked him to close his laptop computer before takeoff.

The man was on board a United Express flight to Washington Saturday afternoon at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. Airport spokesman Jeff Lea said that when attendants asked him to close his laptop, “he mentioned a bomb or made a bomb threat.”

Police were called, and the man was arrested. The flight was delayed more than two hours while police searched the plane for explosives but nothing was found.

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