A Jeannette man will serve two years of probation for illegally possessing a loaded handgun while playing blackjack in a Westmoreland County casino.
Kenneth J. Czarnecki, 26, pleaded guilty to one felony charge of carrying a firearm without a license while gambling at Live Casino Pittsburgh at Westmoreland Mall in Hempfield on Feb. 2, 2021.
Czarnecki had been banned from the casino for a day after previously entering the facility with a weapon, police said. He returned before his ban ended and was spotted by officials with a loaded Sig Sauer handgun in his waistband, according to prosecutors.
Police said Czarnecki did not have a valid permit to carry a concealed weapon.
