LOS ANGELES
The Transportation Security Administration would probably say only a complete jackass would bring a hand grenade to an airport, so it is fitting Johnny Knoxville, star of the "Jackass" TV show and movies, was detained Thursday at Los Angeles International Airport for allegedly possessing an inert hand grenade in a carry-on bag.
Knoxville, 38, of Malibu, was going through passenger security screening when a TSA officer saw the image of a hand grenade in his carry-on bag, according to Nancy Castles of Los Angeles World Airports.
Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad were summoned along with LAX police, and it was determined the grenade had no explosives or firing pin, Castles added.
The incident was first reported by the celebrity gossip Web site TMZ.com.
Knoxville told Airport Police the hand grenade was a prop from one of his photo shoots and that he had forgotten it was in his bag.
Following an investigation, Knoxville (real name John Philip Clapp, was released and allowed to get on his flight to Miami.
He was cited for allegedly possessing a prohibited item within the "sterile area" of an airport, which is a misdemeanor, Castles said.
The Transportation Security Administration would probably say only a complete jackass would bring a hand grenade to an airport, so it is fitting Johnny Knoxville, star of the "Jackass" TV show and movies, was detained Thursday at Los Angeles International Airport for allegedly possessing an inert hand grenade in a carry-on bag.
Knoxville, 38, of Malibu, was going through passenger security screening when a TSA officer saw the image of a hand grenade in his carry-on bag, according to Nancy Castles of Los Angeles World Airports.
Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad were summoned along with LAX police, and it was determined the grenade had no explosives or firing pin, Castles added.
The incident was first reported by the celebrity gossip Web site TMZ.com.
Knoxville told Airport Police the hand grenade was a prop from one of his photo shoots and that he had forgotten it was in his bag.
Following an investigation, Knoxville (real name John Philip Clapp, was released and allowed to get on his flight to Miami.
He was cited for allegedly possessing a prohibited item within the "sterile area" of an airport, which is a misdemeanor, Castles said.
