Given a ticket at the airport?
Being stopped at the airport because of something in your luggage is a frightening experience and can lead to being arrested and issued a desk appearance ticket, or given a pink summons / criminal court appearance ticket. Common items that trigger this kind of intervention include bullets, ammunition, feeding devices, knives, pepper, spray, or mace, brass, knuckles, tasers, or other weapons. Conviction can lead to criminal penalties and the collateral consequences of criminal conviction. These consequences can include problems with employment, immigration, international travel, and reputational harm.
Contact us for help.
Attorney Lance Fletcher is a former Manhattan prosecutor with over 20 years of experience. He has successfully defended numerous cases, stemming from a ticket at the airport because of bullets or ammunition, knives, or other weapons. If you contact us, attorney Fletcher will review your options and discuss the details of your case, including what you knew or didn’t know during your detention, whether your rights were read to you, what your intentions were, what kind of evidence or proof might be used against you, defenses you might have, and what it might take to get the case dismissed or otherwise resolved with no criminal record.
Being issued a pink summons / criminal court appearance ticket or desk appearance ticket is just the beginning. Afterwards, the outcome of your case will completely depend on how it is handled in court. Don’t go to court alone. The consequences of your ticket could follow you for the rest of your life if it is not handled appropriately.
Small Sample of our Many Successful Case results:
- La Guardia - Client, a Connecticut resident, was charged w/ Poss Ammo (AC 10-131) at LGA after it was found in his luggage. He was unable to make it to court on the court date. Outcome: Case dismissed. Client didn't have to appear in court.
- La Guardia - Client, a Florida resident, was arrested for having a billy (a type of club like a nightstick) in her carry-on bag as it went through the x-ray machine. Case dismissed and excused from having to personally appear in court.
- JFK - Client, a Montana resident, was given a criminal court appearance ticket for having ammunition in his bag during pre-flight screening. Case dismissed, client excused from personally appearing.
- La Guardia - Client, a Florida resident, was arrested for having a billy (a type of club like a nightstick) in her carry-on bag as it went through the x-ray machine. Case dismissed and excused from having to personally appear in court.
- Kennedy Airport - Client, a resident of a southern state with much laxer rules about weapons, was given a summons (criminal court appearance ticket) for having AR15 (like M16) bullets in his luggage as it went through the x-ray screening. Although this weapon would alarm most NYC judges, target practice in southern states using AR15s or other rifles that fire .223 Remington bullets is common. Case dismissed and excused from having to personally appear in court.
- LGA Airport - Client, a Connecticut resident, was given a criminal court appearance ticket for having ammunition in his bag before boarding his flight. His wife contacted us and fortunately she did because he was about to take certain steps that could have caused issues down the road. Case dismissed, client excused from personally appearing.
- Kennedy Airport - Client, a Texas resident, was given a summons (criminal court appearance ticket) for having a bullets in his luggage as it went through the x-ray. Case dismissed and excused from having to personally appear in court.
- NYC Airport - Client, a Pennsylvania resident, was given a pink summons for or having ammunition on his person during pre-flight screening. Case dismissed.
- La Guardia - Client, a Kentucky resident, was arrested and given a desk appearance ticket for having a knife in her carry-on bag as it went through pre-flight screening. Negotiated a deal with prosecutors for a dismissal or non-criminal violation. No record either way but client chose the non-criminal violation due to certain issues that we discussed. No criminal record, small fine, and excused from having to personally appear in court.
- JFK - Client, a Brooklyn resident, was given a criminal court appearance ticket for having brass knuckles in her bag during pre-flight x-ray screening. Case dismissed, client excused from personally appearing.
- JFK - Client, a Texas resident, was charged w/ Poss Ammo at the airport after it was found in her luggage. She asked us to appear for her in court and get her ticket successfully resolved as she had an upcoming change in employment and didn't want it showing up. Outcome: Case dismissed. Client didn't have to appear in court.
If you or a loved-one has been given a ticket at the airport in NYC for a weapon, contact us today.