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July 14,
2003
Contact:
Lynn Kimbrough, 720-913-9025
MAN CHARGED WITH
DIA FIREARMS VIOLATION
Denver District Attorney Bill
Ritter, Jr. filed a formal charge today against a man accused of
taking a bag with two loaded firearms into Denver International
Airport.
Lyle Scanlon (DOB: 12-8-52)
is charged with unlawfully carrying firearms in a facility of
public transportation (F6). The charge alleges that on July
9, 2003, Transportation Security Administration personnel
detected two guns in a bag that was being screened. Scanlon
identified the bag as his and was arrested. The guns, a Taurus
9mm semi-automatic and a Raven .25 semi-automatic, were
confiscated and placed with the Denver Police Department
Property Bureau.
Scanlon has been released from the
Denver County Jail on $5,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in
Denver County Court, room 12T, on July 24, 2003 at 9 a.m. to be
advised of the charge.
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(To request a
mug shot, contact the Denver Police Department’s Public
Information Office via the pager at 303-760-5590.)
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