American charged after attempting to board plane with ammunition in bag
ST James, Jamaica— A woman from the United States has been charged with illegal possession of ammunition after a magazine containing five rounds was found in an inner pocket of her bag when she tried to board a flight at the Sangster International Airport in St James on Tuesday.
Charged is 49-year-old Christina Hedgepeth of North Carolina.
Reports are that about 11:47 am, Hedgepeth checked her bag to board a flight out of Montego Bay when it was screened by Port Security and anomalies were detected.
She was interviewed, and during a search of the bag, a black and grey magazine containing five .380 cartridges was found in an inside pocket.
Hedgepeth was subsequently arrested and charged and is slated to appear in the St James Parish Court on Friday, June 23.