Celebrity lawyer Joseph Tacopina arrested for possession of brass knuckles in his cabin baggage!

Updated On March 18, 2024 | Published By: shahid | In Career , controversy , Legal

The Transportation Security Administration of JF Kennedy International Airport arrested celebrity lawyer Joseph Tacopina in Terminal 4. He possessed brass knuckles in his cabin baggage.

The security personnel at the screening point noticed it and arrested him. Hear what he has to say about it!

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Security of JFK International Airport stops Joseph Tacopina

Joseph Tacopina, 52 was on his way to board an airplane when at the X-ray screening point, the security personnel picked up something suspicious in his carry-on bag.

On checking his bag physically, they found brass knuckles present in his bag with the other belongings. And, the timing of the incident was just before 5 pm, police have confirmed.

Celebrity lawyer Joseph Tacopina found in possession of brass knuckles in his cabin baggage, charged with criminal weapon possession in the fourth degree, arrested, and released! — Source; NY Post (Joseph Tacopina)

The airport’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) arrested Joseph. Lisa Farbstein, a spokeswoman for the TSA said:

“His carry-on bag was flagged for additional screening by the TSA officer who was staffing the X-ray machine for possible brass knuckles,”

The Port Authority Police issued Joseph a desk appearance ticket for possession of a weapon and released him. They charged him with criminal possession in the fourth degree. They probably confiscated the brass knuckles which he would not have been allowed to take on board. Joseph managed to catch his 8.50 pm flight to Italy.

Joseph Tacopina talks about the JFK airport incident

NY Post requested Joseph Tacopina for his comments on the issue and this is what he said! Joseph said that the brass knuckles were paperweight and for decorative purposes. He added that someone had gifted him that item. He said:

“It was a gift — a paperweight that I’ve had for 15 years. It’s too big to even fit on a hand.”

Tacopina continued:

“Unbeknownst to me to it was put into that bag.”

Joseph Tacopina and his career and life

Joseph is an American-Italian attorney who has represented celebrated people like Meek Mill and A-Rod. He and Seigel own a firm in Manhattan, New York City, and are the top-rated lawyers in the city. Additionally, he also owns Venezia FC.

Joseph’s parents were Italian immigrants and he was born in 1966 and raised in the Manhattan area of the city. He completed his graduation from the University of Bridgeport in the year 1991. Joseph’s other famous clients are the former head of the New York Police Department, Bernard Kerik, Lillo-Brancato who is an actor, Chico Forti who is a sailor, and also Joran van der Sloot.

The latter was a suspect in the sudden and mysterious disappearance of the American high school student Natalee Holloway in Aruba.

Currently, he is now representing Nauman Hussain who is a suspect in the Schoharie limousine crash of 2018. The police have charged him with criminally negligent behavior leading to homicide.

Joseph worked as a legal correspondent for several American news networks including MSNBC, Fox News, and ABC. He appeared briefly on the show You the Jury which the show producers canceled after two episodes.

Joseph is a married man and his wife’s name is Tisch Tacopina. The family splits their time between Italy and Westport in Connecticut.

Source: NY Daily News, NY Post, Wikipedia

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