Celebrity Justice
Knoxville Pinned in Airport Grenade Incident

UPDATE: We've learned the "grenade" found in Knoxville's bag was the real deal -- but had no explosives. In other words, it was not a toy.

Only a jackass brings a grenade to an airport -- and cops say that's exactly what Johnny Knoxville did today.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Knoxville was detained this morning at LAX after security found a fake grenade in his carry-on bag. He was in terminal 4 (American Airlines) when a screener saw something suspicious.

Knoxville was detained, cited and released. We're told the citation was for carrying a "prohibited item" into an airport.

But check this -- Knoxville made his flight.

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1. Awoooo!

Posted at 2:05PM on Jan 15th 2009 by The Wolf DenĀ®

2. Grenades are da bomb! Why are they illegal?

Posted at 2:06PM on Jan 15th 2009 by I love momma

3. What a complete idiot!

Posted at 2:11PM on Jan 15th 2009 by debv

4. That is such crap! If a nonceleb did that they would be kicked out off their flight and hauled off to jail.

Posted at 9:14PM on Feb 24th 2009 by MD

5. It was a fake! The sensitivity needs to end. Go Knoxville!

Posted at 2:20PM on Jan 15th 2009 by Jacque

6. Seriously if this wasnt a famous person they would have not been let off the hook. Whats wrong with police not arresting celberities!

Posted at 12:47AM on Jan 16th 2009 by Scott

7. Ha! Ha! Ha! I bet that it is a methaphor for his penis or something!! LOL!!

Posted at 2:37PM on Jan 15th 2009 by Betty Boop

8. Doing anything like that after 9/11 is assanine. It IS a pain to get through security at the airport, but I'd rather go through the trouble than spend 3 days watching the news where people are crying and roaming the streets of NY looking for lost loved ones.....and then hearing about pagers and cell phones going off from underneath the rubble for days afterwards... Yeah, the guy was a real hoot and we should not be so sensitive and justget over it - you are an freakinf idiot Jaque #7

Posted at 2:47PM on Jan 15th 2009 by Lauren

9. What kind of a Jackass brings a fake grenade to the airport

Posted at 2:49PM on Jan 15th 2009 by sw

10. thats crazy cuz they realli wouldnt let a family doin absolutely nothin get on a flight after being cleared by the FBI but they let this sh** slide

Posted at 2:50PM on Jan 15th 2009 by chaunce

11. He caught his flight? Lucky for him his name wasn't Achmed Knoxville or he would still be in cuffs.

What an idiot. At what point do you ever think it is wise to toss anything that looks like a weapon into your bag?

Posted at 2:57PM on Jan 15th 2009 by Ken

12. Go Knoxville! I hope he filmed it for the next Jackass. I can see them now talking real low, "And now we're gonna put this here fake grenade in my bag and see if security notices".

Posted at 3:00PM on Jan 15th 2009 by JD

13. WHAT A HOMO

Posted at 3:46PM on Jan 15th 2009 by Shae

14. why didnt someone just shove it up his ass?

Posted at 4:42PM on Jan 15th 2009 by Just a Bill

15. Too bad it wasnt a live grenade he had planned to deliver to Steve-O....couple of yellow bellied losers---never served their Country nor done anything of value for anyone or anything in this world but themselves.

I'm sure arthritis will soon invade their bodies after early and multiple years of abusing them. Arthritis rarely brings happiness and smiles with it, unless you are heavily sedated for the remainder of your days. Enjoy boys.

Posted at 4:47PM on Jan 15th 2009 by Anacin

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