Body camera video shows arrest of man who brought loaded gun on plane at O'Hare airport

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Chicago, IL Newly-released video shows the moment Chicago police removed a passenger from a flight at O'Hare International Airport moments before takeoff, after the man had brought a loaded gun on board.

On the day of the incident on April 15, a TSA spokesperson said one of their officers detected an image of a firearm during screening at a security checkpoint. Before police could confiscate the gun, Besnik Ismajlaj reached inside the X-ray machine, grabbed the bag, and left for his flight.

According to a Chicago Police Department incident report, a TSA supervisor told officers the incident happened with a shift change.

"I think it's pretty clear that somebody at TSA was not paying attention, because shift change or no, I mean, that's when you have to pay more attention," said Robert Mark, a pilot and former air traffic controller.

Police tracked Ismajlaj down on a United Airlines plane. Per police reports via CBS Chicago, officers asked Ismajlaj if he knew why they were there, to which he replied, "Yeah, it's in my bag." At that time, he was escorted off the plane.

Police reportedly found a loaded Glock 9mm semiautomatic pistol in the front pocket of the bag.

"I've never heard of someone being stopped at a security checkpoint for a possible weapon and being able to just, you know, put their hand in and grab the bag and walk off," Mark said, via CBS Chicago. "TSA blew this. I mean, I don't think there's any other way to say it. I don't understand how that bag wasn't pulled."

The 52-year-old Ismajlaj has been charged with a misdemeanor count of carrying a concealed firearm at the airport. Ismajlaj is due in court on June 9.