Overview

• Banks was stopped at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on August 6 while en route to Houston after TSA detected a .380-caliber Smith & Wesson in her checked Louis Vuitton bag.
• Authorities ran the firearm’s serial number and determined it was stolen in 2018 from Greenville, South Carolina.
• She was arrested on a felony charge of theft by receiving stolen property and released from Clayton County Jail just over an hour after her booking.
• Attorney Jackie Patterson has vowed to challenge the allegations in court, arguing that Banks was unaware the gun was stolen.
• Banks’s profile on Love & Hip-Hop Atlanta has intensified media scrutiny and raised concerns about potential reputational fallout.