sourceAn Indianapolis teenager spent the night in jail after causing an airport security breach.
The breach happened Sunday evening at Indianapolis International Airport. Airport Screeners spotted a fake gun on the teenager as he tried to get through security, but that's not all they found.
At no time did the teenager make any threats, and airport police say the incident never compromised public safety. Airport Police arrested 19-year-old Carlo Delay Sunday for disorderly conduct at an airport, a Class D felony.
Delay escorted his mother Sunday night to catch a flight on Airtran. He obtained a pass to go through the security checkpoint with his mother. During pat down a TSA security screener noticed Delay was wearing an armored vest. They also found a plastic handgun on him.
"The product that he had was a replica handgun. He misrepresented himself. Upon questioning his answers were not appropriate for the airport. It's not against the law to wear a bullet resistant vest but when you take a number of factors and the totality we felt it was appropriate that the incident required further investigation," said Bill Reardon, airport police chief.
Carlos Delay spent the night in jail but a judge granted him early release around 4:00 am. Delay told Eyewitness news in a telephone interview that taking the fake gun and vest to the airport was "a big mistake."
Delay may be part of a police cadet program. They take part in simulated bioterrorism and defense training. Police suspect this was his way of protecting his mother at the airport, but not a good idea at all.
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