Indiana man arrested with gun at O’Hare

Feb 25, 2015 |

(CHICAGO) An Indiana man was arrested Tuesday morning with a handgun and loaded magazine in his carry-on bag at O’Hare International Airport.

Brian R. Hardman, 47, faces one felony count of attempt to board an aircraft with a weapon and one misdemeanor count of unlawful use of a weapon, according to Chicago Police.

He was arrested at a security checkpoint after a 9 mm handgun and a loaded magazine — containing live ammunition — were discovered in one of his carry-on bags, police said.

Hardman, of the 1200 block of Longmeadow Way in Evansville, Ind., is scheduled to appear in bond court Wednesday.