Officials: Air passenger caught with dagger, throwing stars
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}This May 9, 2016 panel of photos released by the Transportation Security Administration shows a dagger and several martial arts weapons confiscated at at TSA checkpoint Saturday, May 7, 2016 at LaGuardia Airport in New York. A resident of New Haven, Conn., was arrested. The TSA has not released his identity. (Transportation Security Administration via AP) (The Associated Press)
A Connecticut man has been arrested after authorities say he tried to bring martial arts weapons, including throwing stars, onto a plane in New York City.
The Transportation Security Administration says its officers stopped the man at a LaGuardia Airport checkpoint on Saturday after they detected weapons in his carry-on luggage.
TSA says the New Haven resident was carrying a dagger and several other weapons, including three throwing knives, a traditional throwing star and an expandable throwing star, also known as ninja stars.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Airport police confiscated the weapons and arrested the man. TSA hasn't released his identity.
Officials say airport operations weren't impacted.