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Rochester, N.Y. -- Former Syracuse mayoral and Common Council candidate Alfonso Davis was arrested in Rochester's airport on Tuesday morning and accused of carrying a loaded handgun into the building in a sling.
According to the Monroe County Sherriff's Department, Davis was arrested at 4:15 a.m. after setting off a metal detector. He was charged with third degree criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a firearm in a sensitive location. Both are felonies.
Lisa Farbstein, a Transportation Security Administration spokesperson, said that the gun was concealed in a sling just inches from Davis’ hand. She said that he told TSA security that he had forgotten the gun was there.
The 9 millimeter handgun was loaded with 14 bullets. Davis could not be reached immediately for comment by cell phone or text message.
He is currently being held in Monroe County Jail pending arraignment in Rochester City Court.
Davis, 56, is the husband of Syracuse City Court Judge Felicia Pitts Davis.
Davis has run for mayor three times unsuccessfully. Most recently, he was one of two people who applied to replace former councilor Joe Driscoll and represent the 5th District.
The council selected Jimmy Monto for the position instead. During his interview in front of the council, Davis said he worked part-time teaching gun safety and said that he considers reducing gun violence in Syracuse one of the major issues he would have focused on.
After he wasn't selected, Davis criticized the council for selecting Monto despite a 2012 guilty plea to a misdemeanor for altering business records. Davis vowed to run a write-in campaign for the position this November highlighting Monto's past.
Monto is the Democratic nominee in the special election. He will be running against Woody Carroll, who will represent the Republican and Conservative parties.
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