Pilot Arrested for Trying to Bring Loaded Gun Onto Airplane

Pilot Brian Andrew Machtemes of Sun Country Airlines was arrested in Florida for trying to bring a loaded pistol onto an airplane, on Oct. 26, 2018. Lee County Sheriff's Office

A pilot from a Minnesota airline was arrested in Florida while trying to board an airplane with a loaded pistol in his luggage.

Brian Andrew Machtemes was scheduled to fly a Sun Country Airlines flight out of Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, Florida, around 6:50 p.m. on Oct. 26.