Cops: Man took gun to Disney accidentally

Walt Disney World security stopped a Zephyrhills man from accidentally bringing a gun into the theme park earlier this month, Orange County Sheriff ’s Office records show.

Marvin Shika said he forgot he left his black 9 mm handgun inside his backpack when security found it at the bag check at the Disney Ticket and Transportation Center. He had arrived at about 12:30 p.m., Oct. 5 with a stroller and his two children, according to an incident report from the sheriff ’s office.

The sheriff ’s office took the gun and also confiscated his black holster, two magazines, and 16 9mm bullets as evidence, the report said.

Shika, 33, has not been charged with a crime, according to online court records. However, the sheriff’s office forwarded the case to the state attorney’s office, the incident report said.

“This was just one of those days where I simply forgot to remove my handgun from my bag and secure it in my glove box,” Shika wrote in a message, adding he is “fully trained and capable of handling all kinds of weapons.”

Shika, who told the Sentinel he is a fully disabled Marine Corps veteran, did not have a state concealed weapon permit, the report said.

“Marvin was (told) that he committed a felony crime by being in possession of a gun in his backpack with no permit to carry,” the incident report read. “Marvin understood and was extremely apologetic and angry at himself for forgetting the gun.”

The sheriff’s office decided not to arrest Shika because he did not have a felony record and his young children needed someone to watch them. The report also noted that Shika had transported the gun in his car in a legal way so it was not “readily accessible” to his children.

Disney issued Shika a trespass warning, and the Department of Children and Families was also notified.

Shika he hopes he can be allowed back at Disney parks because he is a Disney annual passholder who often took his children there, he wrote.