A Michigan man charged with attempting to fly with a weapon is sitting in a Chicago jail.
Francis Cook IV, 67, of Delton, Mich., is facing a felony charge on attempting to board an aircraft with a weapon, according to Chicago police.
Transportation Security Administration officials spotted the .380 semiautomatic handgun in Cook's luggage after an X-ray scan at O'Hare Saturday at 11:30am. The loaded gun had six rounds in the magazine and one in the chamber, Chicago Police Officer Darryl Baety told the Daily Herald.
Cook was heading to Dallas, said police.
