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David Henrie Issues Apology After Being Arrested at LAX for Carrying a Loaded Gun

Erica Kam

Disney Channel stars are always in the news even long after their shows end, but it’s rarely for a bizarre reason like this: Wizards of Waverly Place star David Henrie was arrested at LAX on Monday morning when TSA found a loaded gun among his things as he was going through security.

The Daily Beast reports that Henrie was detained and brought to a police station immediately after the gun, an M&P Shield 9mm pistol, was found. According to Fox News, the How I Met Your Mother actor tweeted an apology later that day.

“I unintentionally brought my legally owned gun which is registered in my name to the airport,” Henrie wrote. “I am so sorry for any trouble it caused, but I am appreciative of TSA’s efforts in implementing the safety laws that are in place to protect our beautiful country.”

 

The entire situation is a little baffling—how do you forget you have a loaded gun with you when you’re on the way to the airport?—but it does look like Henrie cooperated with the TSA. He added that he was “humiliated and embarrassed” by what happened, which is understandable. I’m sure Henrie will go through his luggage twice the next time he has to board a plane.

Erica Kam is the Life Editor at Her Campus. She oversees the life, career, and news verticals on the site, including academics, experience, high school, money, work, and Her20s coverage. Over her six years at Her Campus, Erica has served in various editorial roles on the national team, including as the previous Culture Editor and as an editorial intern. She has also interned at Bustle Digital Group, where she covered entertainment news for Bustle and Elite Daily. She graduated in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in English and creative writing from Barnard College, where she was the senior editor of Columbia and Barnard’s Her Campus chapter and a deputy copy editor for The Columbia Spectator. When she's not writing or editing, you can find her dissecting K-pop music videos for easter eggs and rereading Jane Austen novels. She also loves exploring her home, the best city in the world — and if you think that's not NYC, she's willing to fight you on it.