Cobb Chamber CEO Arrested for Gun in Airport
David Connell's attorney said his client made a mistake by bringing the loaded weapon in his briefcase to Hartsfield-Jackson.
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Cobb Chamber CEO David Connell was arrested today after authorities found a loaded gun in his briefcase at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport.
Connell’s .380 calibur handgun and two loaded clips were discovered at 7:40 a.m., according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Connell was arrested at 11:02 a.m. and transported to Clayton County jail, the AJC says. His attorney, Michael Maloof, told the newspaper that he expected Connell to be released on bond later in the day.
WSB-TV reported at 5:45 p.m. that Connell was still in jail.
Maloof and Chamber spokeswoman Amy Selby said the incident was an accident and that Connell mistakenly brought the wrong briefcase to the airport.
Connell was headed on a business trip, according to the Chamber.
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Donnie Lowe
5:38 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012
In this day and time? How utterly stupid. Completely stupid. (Shaking head in dismay).
Melinda Paris
11:31 am on Monday, June 25, 2012
Its so easy to call someone stupid, and yes in the day and time...AND i don't know Mr. Connell at all, but to get on a public forum and call someone a name is RUDE..Have YOU NEVER BEEN IN A HURRY AND GRABBED THE WRONG PAPER for a meeting? Or forgot something very important and looked silly? I HAVE and MANY TIMES, I THINK I would have thought this through once or twice, but then again I might still have grabbed the wrong case, we're ALL human and if He has no prior convictions, then its a human error, and by the way human error's have unfortunately caused much more chaos than this burp in the road of life. Calling someone stupid in the FAST pace of life makes you look, uh.....Stupid, but I'M SURE YOU'RE NOT!