Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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An airport security worker failed to detect a revolver stowed in Longview state Sen. Jeff Wilson's carry-on luggage when he was boarding a flight from Portland to San Francisco on Oct. 20, a federal investigation has found. "We are confirming that a TSA employee failed to detect the firearm on the X-ray image during security screening operations," Lorie Dankers, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, said by email Dec. 9. Dankers said the agency is prohibited by feder...
A court in Hong Kong on Oct. 30 dismissed illegal gun possession charges against state Sen. Jeff Wilson of Longview, according to press accounts and Wilson’s office. Wilson, 63, did not have to enter a plea after the judge in the West Kowloon Magistrates Court issued what is called a blind-over order. A blind-over order is an agreement between the court and the defendant to maintain good behavior for a specified period — two years in Wilson’s case. A blind-over order is neither a punishment nor a conviction, according to the Hong Kong Free...
Washington State Sen. Jeff Wilson was arrested in Hong Kong on Saturday, after airport security discovered an unlicensed gun in his luggage, according to a newspaper account. Through his spokesman, Wilson said the alleged offense was "an honest mistake." Wilson, a prominent local Republican, businessman, community booster and leader of the GOP's conservative wing, was taken into custody after a security screener spotted the gun, according to the Hong Kong-based publication The Standard and...
