PITTSBURGH —

A man from Morgantown, West Virginia, is facing charges after a gun was found at Pittsburgh International Airport's security checkpoint early Saturday morning.

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In a Facebook post from the Allegheny County Police Department, TSA officials located a loaded handgun inside a passenger's carry-on bag at 4:43 a.m.

County officials later identified the passenger as 37-year-old Donovan Pearson, of West Virginia.

Pearson, according to police, did not have a valid concealed carry permit. He has since been charged with carrying a firearm without a license.

The FBI was also notified.

"Passengers who bring firearms into an airport security checkpoint can face federal civil fines from the Transportation Security Administration up to

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