A 57-year-old Sparta man was arrested over the weekend after he was caught with loaded gun in his carry-on at Newark Liberty International Airport.
According to Port Authority police, Voigt C. Kempson III, 57, of Sparta, was arrested at approximately 9:20 a.m. after he was found they found a Kahr CM9 handgun loaded with hollow point bullets in Terminal C.
According to Kempson, he was in a hurry this morning and allegedly forgot the gun was in carryon.
He was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of body armor penetrating bullets.
Kempson was released with a summons and is due in court March 2.
Photo: Port Authority Police