State v. McMillan

GARRETT, Judge.

The state appeals the trial court’s granting of appellee’s motion to suppress evidence.

On route to board an airplane at the Fort Lauderdale Airport, appellee and his suitcase had to pass through a security check area. The x-ray screening of the suitcase showed a disassembled handgun. A deputy sheriff was called to the scene. When asked, appellee admitted he had a handgun in his suitcase. After the deputy retrieved the handgun, appellee was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon in a federally secured area. When asked if he had any ammunition, appellee began to pull clothes…