Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — WPTV is learning more details surrounding an arrest made yesterday of a man found in possession of firearms and knives in his car at Palm Beach International Airport .

According to the arrest report, an airport security employee contacted the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office Wednesday morning concerning a suspicious-looking man inside a vehicle at an employee-only restricted area.

When police arrived and made contact with the suspect, identified as Michael Rodrigues, 41, they questioned why he was in that area of the airport. Rodrigues pointed to a golf bag case, which he said he retrieved it from the trash. Police observed two throwing knives inside the golf bag.

When police asked for Rodrigues' ID, Rodrigues said he did

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