Police seize gun from Mike Epps at Indianapolis airport he 'forgot' was in backpack: report
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Comedian Mike Epps was caught at the Indianapolis International Airport on Sunday with a revolver and ammunition.
According to an airport police report, the Indianapolis native, in town to kick off a nationwide comedy tour, was found with Smith & Wesson .38-caliber at a TSA checkpoint lane Sunday morning.
An Indianapolis Airport Authority officer responded to a call of a possible firearm inside of a backpack on a screening table to find Epps, who said he forgot the weapon was inside the bag, according to a report.
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The gun was loaded with four rounds of Hornady .38 Special ammo, but none was under the firing pin, the report said.
Airport Dispatch conducted a weapons check, and police kept the gun, but advised the comedian, who was not arrested, on how to get it back.
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The information was sent to the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, which will determine if charges are filed.
Epps, among Naptown’s most enthusiastic promoters, stars in “The Upshaws” on Netflix and can be seen in the upcoming Prime Video series “I’m a Virgo” about a 13-foot-tall young Black man in Oakland, California.
Contact IndyStar reporter Cheryl V. Jackson at cheryl.jackson@indystar.com or 317-444-6264. Follow her on Twitter: @cherylvjackson.
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