NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- An Ohio man carrying an unloaded semi-automatic rifle, ammunition and a gas mask was arrested inside a Times Square subway station on Friday, according to police and a report.
The man was arrested inside the A/C/E station Friday afternoon after NYPD officers noticed him taking the rifle out of his bag and placing it on the floor of the station, a senior law enforcement official told WNBC.
The officers took the man into custody after questioning him, police said. Several law enforcement sources told the outlet the man is an 18-year-old named Saadiq Teague.
The man claimed he was carrying the weapon because it was legal for him to do so in Ohio, according to the outlet.
Additional information about his arrest wasn’t immediately available.