Fallon
03-04-2002, 12:36 PM
Comic Kevin Meaney Arrested in Scuffle at SF Airport
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Comic Kevin Meaney, who has appeared with Tom Hanks and numerous late night talk shows, was arrested at San Francisco International Airport Sunday after he allegedly grabbed the butt of a gun held by a National Guardsman, officials said.
Meaney, 45, was taken into custody Sunday after security officials noticed he was filming an airport security checkpoint with a video camera -- which is banned by federal law.
"He got rather belligerent, loud or rude," Sgt. Larry Ratti, an airport police spokesman, said Monday. "That's when the National Guard began talking to him."
Ratti said that Meaney's wife then went through a security checkpoint, and set off its sensor, causing officials to ask her to submit to a secondary security screening.
"She lifted up her blouse and showed her bra to the screeners, which got (Meaney) even more upset," Ratti said. "He got into a little jostling match with the National Guard, and at some point his hand came into contact with the butt of the gun."
Ratti emphasized that there was no indication that Meaney was trying to "grab" the gun and described the scuffle as minor.
Nevertheless, Meaney was booked into the San Mateo County Jail on a felony charge of attempting to take a firearm from a police officer, as well as two misdemeanor charges of battery and disturbing the peace.
A spokeswoman for the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said Meaney had been released on bail and was due to appear in court in South San Francisco on April 8.
Meaney appeared with Tom Hanks in the 1988 film "Big", starred in the CBS sitcom "Uncle Buck" and has appeared on a number of late night television shows.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Comic Kevin Meaney, who has appeared with Tom Hanks and numerous late night talk shows, was arrested at San Francisco International Airport Sunday after he allegedly grabbed the butt of a gun held by a National Guardsman, officials said.
Meaney, 45, was taken into custody Sunday after security officials noticed he was filming an airport security checkpoint with a video camera -- which is banned by federal law.
"He got rather belligerent, loud or rude," Sgt. Larry Ratti, an airport police spokesman, said Monday. "That's when the National Guard began talking to him."
Ratti said that Meaney's wife then went through a security checkpoint, and set off its sensor, causing officials to ask her to submit to a secondary security screening.
"She lifted up her blouse and showed her bra to the screeners, which got (Meaney) even more upset," Ratti said. "He got into a little jostling match with the National Guard, and at some point his hand came into contact with the butt of the gun."
Ratti emphasized that there was no indication that Meaney was trying to "grab" the gun and described the scuffle as minor.
Nevertheless, Meaney was booked into the San Mateo County Jail on a felony charge of attempting to take a firearm from a police officer, as well as two misdemeanor charges of battery and disturbing the peace.
A spokeswoman for the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said Meaney had been released on bail and was due to appear in court in South San Francisco on April 8.
Meaney appeared with Tom Hanks in the 1988 film "Big", starred in the CBS sitcom "Uncle Buck" and has appeared on a number of late night television shows.
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