An officer from the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) is in a Mexican jail for allegedly bringing a gun into the country during a recent trip, according to reports.
Lemandries Hawes declared his personal firearm to the airline and checked it in with his luggage when he flew into Cancun on July 9, in violation of Mexican federal law.
MNPD spokesperson Noelle Yazdani told News Channel 5 Nashville that even though Hawes declared the gun to the airline, “it is considered a federal offense to bring a gun into Mexico.”
Hawes was due to have a hearing in Mexico on Monday and MNPD remain in contact with the officer’s family while he’s held in jail, Yazdani said….