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U.S. Border Patrol Agent Arrested After Flash-Bang Found at Texas Airport

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A U.S. Border Patrol agent was briefly arrested last week after attempting to bring a flash-bang grenade through security at McAllen-Miller International Airport in Texas, prompting a police response and raising questions about airport security enforcement and prosecutorial decisions. (airguide.info) More...

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dittoheadadt
Andrew Tl 14
The picture accompanying the story appears to show a pistol in his bag as well. But that's not mentioned at all in the story.
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zephyr155
Zephyr OneFiveFive 2
If you open the image separately it's "Man-Tries-To-Sneak-Gun-Past-Airport-Security-in-Gaming-Console.jpg" from 2022, so deceptive news?
Judge ruled lack of PC = I'd bet it was a spent grenade.
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WhiteKnight77
WhiteKnight77 1
I would even bet that the image is a fake even for that.
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WhiteKnight77
WhiteKnight77 2
Can anyone state that was actually his bag? Flash bangs are typically cylindrically shaped, not round with what appears to be a grooved outer covering.

"https://combatoperators.com/wp-content/uploads/NICO-BTV-1-Flash-Bang-hand-grenade.jpeg"
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mboehlen
Mark Boehlen 10
Not releasing the documentation is like a muskie in the weeds. Something's fishy!
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robchandler
rob chandler 19
..police lacked probable cause to support the charge...

What?? A gun and an explosive device were found in his luggage. How is that lacking anything?
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ace1deuce
Greg Costeens 3
Some minds are so straight-jacketed and obsessed with legalism they can see a man beating and robbing a little old lady and refer to him as a 'suspect'.
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joelwiley
joel wiley 4
Of course they can. Police apprehend a 'suspect', it is the job of the courts to determine guilt. See Amendment VI
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 1
Do you or have you ever watched the series Law & Order? At the start of each episode there’s a preamble that goes:
The police enforce the law while the District Attorney reviews the case, and is the one to charge the person for a jury of peers to decide guilt or otherwise. It’s been done like for almost 250 now.
And the media verbiage has been the same, too. It’s quite normal. It’s our system of due process and assuming that everyone is innocent until proven guilty and a hall mark of our justice system which was modeled on the old country.
Obsessed with legalism? Hardly for something that’s in the Constitution. I have to assume you still believe in it?
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kensington1
Cecil Bolen 1
Google "prosecutorial discretion" and learn something. You don't point out to the referee that your teammate is guilty of a penalty during a football game. A letter of reprimand, maybe. Felony charges? No.
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Nooge
Nooge 3
Google moron then ignore you name when it comes up but pay attention to "prosecutorial Abuse "

The word “unprecedented” is getting a workout after a grand jury in Washington on Feb. 10, 2026, rebuffed an attempt by federal prosecutors to get an indictment against perceived enemies of President Donald Trump.

It began with an unprecedented video in November 2025 featuring six Democratic lawmakers alerting members of the military that they had the duty to disobey illegal orders. That enraged Trump, who in an unprecedented move said the lawmakers were guilty of sedition, which is punishable by death. The U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, made the unprecedented attempt to indict the lawmakers. The final element in this drama – the federal grand jury’s rejection of Pirro’s request – wasn’t itself unprecedented. That’s because it’s only the latest in an unprecedented string of losses for the Trump administration before grand juries.
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Nooge
Nooge 2
Cecil believes that you don't point out to the referee that your teammate is guilty of a penalty during a football game. And a letter of reprimand would be in order in the case below

https://www.nbcmiami.com/video/nbc-6-news/bodycam-video-shows-dui-arrest-of-ice-agent-in-the-florida-keys/3709925/
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WSPAYN
WSPAYN 4
“DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY”
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joelwiley
joel wiley 3
Executive Privilige
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alexa320
alex hidveghy 4
Reeks of cover up!
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cyberjet
cyberjet 8
“Only the best and the brightest”, they said. Such a pathetic joke.
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Jimsinsky
Jim Sinsky 9
First off, this was not an ice agent.
secondly, how are you temporarily arrested? Either you’re arrested or you’re not arrested
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Ratorres
Ralph Torres 8
Arrested then charges were dropped then released.
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antoncatedrales
Anton Catedrales 15
With this president border agents are as protected as ICE, even over the law. A phone call to the judge perform miracles...
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joelwiley
joel wiley 4
I wonder how much of a donation he contributed to which Trump coffer....
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xtoler
Larry Toler 9
He must have been friends with the judge.
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BSJ
Brian Johnson 26
We are all equal. But some are more equal.
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joelwiley
joel wiley 22
...than others
George Orwell, 'Animal Farm'
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Comanchero24
Jim Wallace 2
Been about 60 years since I read it! My, HOW TIME FLIES !!!
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scubaboy3c
Steven Williamson 5
Cut this brown shirt, I mean officer some slack! As a member of the secret police operating in an extra judicial manner in public, only natural for him to assume TSA regs are not applicable to him.
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joelwiley
joel wiley 3
Apparently, that part of the Executive Order hadn't trickled down to local TSA and law enforcement....
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dfhopkins
David Hopkins 4
Ya just gotta know the right people.
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DavidFenner
David Fenner 1
Just not reality
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Gsp2540
John Dolan 1
Out of control
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1RTW
R Worth -5
Maybe he was engaged in testing the airport security and this wasn't communicated correctly until after he was arrested etc.?
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GreggB57
Gregg Bender 18
Security isn't tested with live munitions. It used to be part of my job. There are specific items encapsulated in acrylic used for testing.
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conradp99
conradp99 6
Correct; as a TSA officer I was 'tested' from time to time by several sources...from our local management up through DHS "Red Teams".
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