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Jul 21, 06, 7:35 am
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-07-20-checkpoint-woes_x.htm
Devon Hall says she didn't know she had her husband's fishing knife in her bag when she approached the security checkpoint at Houston's Hobby Airport last month.
The Jamaica Beach, Texas, comedian surrendered the knife after it showed up on the scanner, she says. She thought that was the end of the matter until she received a letter from the Transportation Security Administration saying she owed a $250 fine, reduced to $125 if paid within 30 days.
Devon Hall says she didn't know she had her husband's fishing knife in her bag when she approached the security checkpoint at Houston's Hobby Airport last month.
The Jamaica Beach, Texas, comedian surrendered the knife after it showed up on the scanner, she says. She thought that was the end of the matter until she received a letter from the Transportation Security Administration saying she owed a $250 fine, reduced to $125 if paid within 30 days.