Actor Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr. was arrested on a gun charge at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Monday, authorities said.
Actor Demetrius "Lil Meech" Flenory Jr. was arrested on a gun charge at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Monday, authorities said.
Flenory Jr., 22, was arrested for carrying a concealed firearm and booked into the Broward County Jail, records showed. He was released after posting a $2,500 bond.
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Broward Sheriff's Office officials said deputies had responded to Checkpoint D after a firearm was found in Flenory Jr.'s luggage around 1:30 p.m.
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"According to investigators, Mr. Flenory Jr. attempted to introduce a firearm into the sterile area of the airport at a TSA checkpoint, in his carry-on bag, and it was discovered by TSA personnel during the screening process," BSO said in a statement.
He didn't have a license to carry the firearm, officials said.
Flenory Jr. plays his father, Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory, in the "Black Mafia Family" series produced by rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson.
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The "BMF" series is based on the drug trafficking and money laundering operation run by "Big Meech" and his brother. "Big Meech" is serving a 30-year-prison sentence and expected to be released in 2028.
