Officials estimated the turtle to be about five inches long. The man allegedly told officials the reptile was a red-ear slider turtle. This type of turtle is native to the Mississippi River area ...

Wrapped up in a small blue towel was a turtle of about 5 inches in length, which was subsequently identified as a red-ear ...

When the TSA officer asked if something was hidden, the man pulled out a live red-ear slider turtle about 5 inches long wrapped in a small blue towel. Port Authority Police questioned the man ...

He said it was a red-ear slider turtle, a species that is popular as a pet. The man — whose name was not released — was escorted from the checkpoint area by Port Authority police and ended up ...

Officers asked the man what he was hiding — and he reached into his pants and withdrew a turtle wrapped in a towel. The 5-inch critter, he declared on the spot, was a red-ear slider turtle ...

When questioned further, the man reached into his pants and pulled out the turtle, which was about 5 inches (12 centimeters) long and wrapped in a small blue towel. He said it was a red-ear slider ...

The turtle was estimated to be about 5-inches in length, the TSA said. The man told officials that it was a red-ear slider turtle, the TSA said. He was taken for questioning by the Port Authority ...

He told officials that the turtle was a red-ear slider turtle and officials estimated the turtle to be 5 inches long. Port Authority Police escorted the man, who had missed his flight at that ...

When questioned further, the man reached into his pants and pulled out the turtle, which was about 5 inches long and wrapped in a small blue towel. He said it was a red-ear slider turtle ...