EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEVV) — A man faces felony charges after Transportation Security Administration agents reportedly discovered methamphetamine hidden on his person at the Evansville Regional Airport Tuesday morning.
A trooper with the Indiana State Police was stationed at the airport checkpoint around 6:30 a.m. when TSA representatives requested additional screening for a passenger who alarmed the screening device. The passenger, identified as 54-year-old Steven M. McKeethen, allegedly became evasive and moved away when agents attempted to search near his inner thigh.
According to an affidavit, Indiana State Police detained McKeethen in handcuffs to conduct a detailed search. During the search, the trooper located a black sock containing four baggies of a hard white substance and a glass smoking pipe…