Two Charged with Bringing Concealed Weapon Aboard Aircraft

PHILADELPHIA—United States Attorney Michael L. Levy today announced the filing of a one-count information charging Damien Young and Roshid Milledge with getting on an aircraft while carrying a concealed dangerous weapon. The information alleges that on June 4, 2009, Young brought a carry-on bag containing a handgun onto an airplane flying from Philadelphia International Airport to Phoenix, Arizona, and that Milledge, a U.S. Airways employee, smuggled the handgun through an employee’s entrance into the airport.

INFORMATION REGARDING THE DEFENDANT(S)

NAME	ADDRESS	AGE
Damien Young	Phoenix, Arizona	29
Roshid Milledge	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	38

Each defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of ten years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, three years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Transportation Security Administration and the Philadelphia Police Department and is being prosecuted by AUSA Stephen Miller.

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