Tampa Bay Buccaneer Da'Quan Bowers Arrested At Airport On Gun Charge (PHOTOS)
Tampa Bay Buccaneer Da’Quan Bowers Arrested At Airport On Gun Charge (DETAILS)
Tampa Bay Buccanneer defensive end Da’Quan Bowers was arrested today for illegally carrying a handgun in LaGuardia Airport, according to NBC.
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Bowers was arrested at a check-in counter after he was found with a loaded .40 caliber firearm in his carry-on bag, spokesmen for the Port Authority and the Queens District Attorney’s office said. He was about to board a US Airways flight to Raleigh, North Carolina.
The former All-American player was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. A spokesman for the Buccaneers said it is currently declining to comment as it investigates.
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The NFL player is expected to appear in court on Monday evening.
SOURCE: NBC