Latrobe man charged with gun permit violation at Pittsburgh International Airport checkpoint

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Latrobe man charged with gun permit violation at Pittsburgh International Airport checkpoint

Jeff Himler | Wednesday, October 29, 2025 10:14 p.m.

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“Do not bring your firearm through the checkpoint,” a Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, sign warns airline travelers at a security checkpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport on Friday, April 11, 2025

Allegheny County Police have charged a Latrobe man with a firearms violation after a handgun was discovered in his carry-on bag Wednesday morning at Pittsburgh International Airport.

Police identified the passenger as 51-year-old John Frye. They determined he did not possess a valid concealed carry permit.

Transportation Security Administration officers alerted county police after they spotted the gun at the airport’s main security checkpoint.

Frye is charged with a misdemeanor count of carrying a firearm without a license.

The FBI also was notified.

Passengers who bring firearms into an airport security checkpoint can face federal civil fines of up to $10,000. Repeat offenders can be fined up to $13,910.

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