A Houston-area attorney was arrested Tuesday after deputies accused him of bringing a loaded handgun into the Travis County Courthouse, court documents say.
Lee Parker McMillian, 67, entered the courthouse at around 3 p.m. Tuesday and placed his bag on the conveyor belt to be screened by the X-ray scanner, according to an arrest affidavit filed by Travis County sheriff’s deputies.
A deputy operating the scanner said he saw the loaded handgun in the bag as it passed through the machine, the affidavit said. McMillian confirmed the bag belonged to him, deputies said.
McMillian was handcuffed and taken to the courthouse security office, authorities said. Deputies submitted the handgun, a .45 caliber Colt MK IV, for evidence and arrested the attorney after reading him his rights, the affidavit said.
Authorities said they believe McMillian intentionally and knowingly entered the courthouse while in possession of the gun.
McMillian was arrested and charged with unlawfully carrying a weapon in a prohibited place, a third-degree felony, with bail set at $5,000. He was out of jail as of Saturday.
The American-Statesman reached McMillian on Saturday but he declined to comment on the case.
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