Walker told an airline employee he had a firearm and ammo inside of a box in his luggage.
Green Bay Packers offensive tackle Rasheed Walker was arrested on Friday morning after trying to check a bag that contained a gun and ammunition at New York's LaGuardia Airport.
According to the New York Post, authorities took the 25-year-old Walker into custody after he told a Delta Airlines employee that his bag contained a locked box with a 9mm Glock pistol inside. Port Authority police then searched the bag and found the firearm along with 36 rounds of ammo inside the box.
Walker has been charged with two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a firearm.
Walker's lawyer, Arthur Aidala, said the fourth-year offensive lineman was unaware he couldn't travel to New York with the firearm, which was legally licensed in Wisconsin.
“It was in a locked box and he disclosed it to the people at the airport,” Aidala told The Post. “He told a person from Delta he was traveling with a firearm. He mistakenly thought because he had a licensed firearm and it was in a locked box that he was able to travel with it. We are confident the case will be dismissed.”
Walker was taken to Queens County Criminal Court for an appearance and released on his own recognizance. He is expected back in court on March 19.
A 2022 seventh-round pick out of Penn State, Walker just completed his fourth NFL season, all with the Packers. This past season he started 16 of Green Bay's 17 regular season games and their wild-card round playoff loss to the Chicago Bears.
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