Defense attorney charged with gun offense

A Pittsburgh defense attorney has been charged with carrying a firearm in a court facility after he failed to declare he had a loaded gun with him when he entered the Allegheny County Courthouse on Tuesday morning.

Komron Jon Maknoon, 47, of Coraopolis will receive the third-degree misdemeanor summons in the mail, said Allegheny County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Kevin Kraus.

Mr. Maknoon entered the courthouse on the Grant Street side about 9:15 a.m. carrying a duffel bag as well as a vinyl messenger bag.

He did not tell the guards working the metal detectors that he had a weapon with him, and it was revealed by the X-ray machine, Chief Deputy Kraus said.

The guards found a 9 mm Springfield XD in an outer pocket of the messenger bag that had Mr. Maknoon’s initials on it. It was loaded with 10 rounds, Chief Deputy Kraus said.

“He said he forgot it was in there,” he said. “He was very cooperative.”

Mr. Maknoon called what happened a “wakeup call.”

“I, more so than many, should understand the danger a firearm presents in the community,” Mr. Maknoon said. “I take my responsibility as a gun owner who chooses to carry for protection very seriously, as well as the laws that govern this right.”

Mr. Maknoon said the charge will not affect his law practice. His preliminary hearing is set for March 12.