University of Sioux Falls president sues Delta Air Lines over gun-related charge

The president of the University of Sioux Falls in South Dakota is suing Delta Air Lines Inc. after being arrested on a gun-related charge.

The president of the University of Sioux Falls in South Dakota is suing Delta Air Lines Inc. after being arrested on a gun-related charge.

University President Mark Benedetto, who spent a night in jail, says Delta breached its duty by failing to inform him of New York City's restrictive gun laws, The Argus Leader reported.

Benedetto and his wife, Gail, flew Sept. 28 to New York to pick up a piece of Sept. 11 memorabilia for a display at the school, the Sioux Falls paper reports.

Benedetto?s lawsuit says that when he declared that he had an unloaded handgun in a locked case inside his checked luggage, as required by the Transportation Security Administration and Delta Airlines policy, a Delta ticket agent called the New York-New Jersey Port Authority Police and he was arrested.

Benedetto, who has a concealed-carry permit for South Dakota, said he did not know it is illegal to carry a firearm in New York unless the gun owner is a New York resident with a state and local concealed-carry permit.

Benedetto claims he was subjected to ?horrendous conditions? while in jail, including physical, emotional and verbal abuse.

>Click here to read more about the lawsuit.

Ed Stych reports on Twin Cities breaking business news for mspbj.com, manages online features and writes the Workshop and Fast 50 Diary features for the print edition

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