WEST PALM BEACH, FL -- Best selling author and teaching pastor at Christ Fellowship Church, John C. Maxwell was arrested Thursday at Palm Beach International Airport for trying to board a plane with a concealed weapon.
The arrest probable cause affadavit from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office says that shortly before noon, Maxwell was going through the TSA screening at PBIA concourse C.
According to the report, the TSA screener noticed a hand gun displayed inside a brown briefcase. Maxwell told TSA officials that the gun was given to him by a friend.
Maxwell was charged with possession of a concealed weapon while attempting to board an airplane.
John C. Maxwell is an internationally recognized leadership expert, speaker, and author who has sold over 16 million books. His organizations have trained more than 2 million leaders worldwide. Maxwell speaks to Fortune 500 companies, international government leaders, and audiences as diverse as the United States Military Academy at West Point, the National Football League, and ambassadors at the United Nations.
Maxwell is known as a
New York Times,
Wall Street Journal, and
Business Week best-selling author. Maxwell was named the World's Top Leadership Guru by Leadershipgurus.net. He was also one of only 25 authors and artists named to Amazon.com's 10th Anniversary Hall of Fame.
Three of his books,
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Developing the Leader Within You, and
The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader have each sold over a million copies.
John Maxwell has been released from jail on bond.
John has responded to the incident on his blog saying, "Truly, it’s one of the stupidest things I’ve ever done. You can probably guess the rest. I was arrested, handcuffed, and taken to jail, where I was fingerprinted and photographed. Needless to say, it opened my eyes to a world I’d seen only in the movies. I was glad when I posted bail and was able to leave."
You can read his complete blog entry by following the related link on the left.
