Ted Nugent's wife, Shemane Anne Nugent, got into some trouble with the TSA recently for bringing a gun to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. When the 51-year-old was stopped by the Transportation Security Administration, she immediately knew the reason why.
"I know what the problem is," she told the agent according Dallas News. "I forgot the gun was in the bag."
Nugent told the TSA agent that she carries a gun for protective reasons as she has received death threats, a police report reads.
Nugent is legally licensed to carry a weapon as she holds a Texas Concealed Handgun License, but she was immediately arrested after the TSA found the weapon. According to Nugent's attorney, David Finn, it was an "honest mistake." She claims that she "completely forgot or never knew the weapon was in her bag."
The police report says that the TSA agent found the gun in the bottom of Nugent's bag. It was secured in a soft, black case. The gun, which was a Smith & Wesson revolver, had five rounds in it. The black case contained 10 more rounds.
The agent reportedly asked Nugent if she had noticed the signs at the checkpoint which says that it is illegal to bring a handgun on a plane, but Nugent claims that she never say them.
After the discovery, Nugent was read her Miranda Rights and was arrested for having a weapon in a prohibited place. She expressed to the TSA that she is aware that it is illegal to bring a weapon through security at an airport but she insists that she just forgot she had it in the bag.
"She stated she carries it in the black bag while attending her physical training classes," the report says according to Dallas News.
Nugent was supposed to board a flight to Fort Lauderdale, but she didn't expect to wind up in handcuffs at DFW Airport. She was taken to a DFW Airport Department of Public Safety station to be booked and was told that the TSA might hit her with a fine. The gun was confiscated for evidence.
"She is very embarrassed. She's never been in this situation before," Finn told the Dallas News "She has expressed remorse for any inconvenience for any public safety officials."
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