PGA Tour pro Kris Blanks arrested for bringing handgun to airport

(Photo via the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office)

PGA Tour professional Kris Blanks was arrested June 30 at Palm Beach International Airport after it was discovered he was carrying a handgun in his carry-on bag. Blanks was on his way to a charity golf event, but was stopped before he could board the plane.

Via the Palm Beach Post:

As the bag went through screening, a Transportation Safety Administration officer found a .40-caliber Glock 27 with eight rounds in the magazine, a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office report said.... Blanks said he forgot to take his gun out of the bag after he returned home from a road trip the week before, the report said. He added he did not have a concealed weapons permit.

Blanks was booked at Palm Beach County Jail at 8:08 a.m and released three hours later after posting $3,000 bond. He still made it to the Capital City Pro-Am.