Jerry Lewis Cited for Carrying Concealed Weapon

Tuesday July 29, 2008 06:35 PM EDT

Jerry Lewis

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Police cited veteran funnyman Jerry Lewis for allegedly concealing an unloaded weapon in his carryon luggage as the 82-year-old was preparing to fly from Las Vegas to Detroit, Las Vegas policeman Bill Cassell tells the Associated Press.

Lewis's manager, Claudia Marghilano, called the handgun a hollowed-out prop gun for Lewis's show. It could not fire, she added, also claiming her client did not know the item was in his bag.

Cassell, however, said a prop gun "wouldn't be a weapon, and we couldn't cite him for carrying a weapon."
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