Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Rasheed Walker was detained on Friday morning at LaGuardia Airport in New York for attempting to check in a bag that contained a firearm.
Walker, 25, was arrested and faces two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and one count of criminal possession of a firearm, as reported by the New York Post. He appeared in Queens County Criminal Court regarding the gun charge and was released later that day.
According to the Post, referencing a criminal complaint, Walker informed an airline staff member that his bag contained a locked box with a handgun. After being notified by the employee, Port Authority Police inspected Walker’s bag and discovered a 9mm Glock pistol along with 36 rounds of ammunition in the locked box.
Walker’s attorney, Arthur Aidala, stated to the Post that the firearm was legally registered in Wisconsin and that Walker was unaware he could not travel with it in New York.
“We are optimistic that the matter will be resolved in a positive manner,” Aidala told ESPN.
Walker, a seventh-round draft choice of the Packers in 2022, is scheduled to return to court on March 19.
