Airport police Officer Alicia Hernandez says an investigation found the bag contained items that belonged to the man`s traveling companion who passed through the screening area and boarded an aircraft.
Officers found the other man, later identified as Coolio, and booked him on suspicion of possession of a firearm by a felon. He was booked as 53-year-old Artis Leon Ivey Jr. of Las Vegas.
The man with the carry-on bag was released.
Coolio is best known for his 1995 hit "Gangsta`s Paradise." A call to his manager hasn`t been returned.
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