( CNN ) -- A defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was arraigned late Monday night after being accused of having a semiautomatic weapon in his suitcase at New York 's LaGuardia Airport , according to the Queens District Attorney 's Office . Da'Quan Bowers , 22 , was charged with second-degree criminal possession by Judge Toko Serita in New York Criminal Court late Monday night , according to Meris Campbell of the Queens District Attorney 's Office . Bail was set at $ 10,000 , Campbell said . Video recorded outside the courthouse Monday night showed Bowers getting into a car and driving away after the arraignment . Bowers was arrested at an airport ticket counter with a .40-caliber handgun , according to Rudy King , a spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey , which runs the airport . Campbell said there were no bullets in the gun , but there were bullets near the gun in a separate location . According to New York firearms law , if bullets are found next to the weapon , it is considered loaded , Campbell said . Bowers was headed to North Carolina and was flying on US Airways , Campbell said . In a statement CNN obtained from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Monday , General Manager Mark Dominik said : `` We are aware of the situation and are gathering information . We will withhold comment until we know all the facts . '' Calls were not immediately returned Monday from Bowers ' defense attorney , Dennis Coppin . Campbell said that if bail is posted , Bowers will be able to leave New York if he chooses . His next court date is April 25 . It was unclear Monday night whether Bowers had a permit for the gun . Frum : Obama needs Plan B on guns . Guns not only source of Chicago violence .
Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Da'Quan Bowers had gun at airport , authorities allege . The incident occurred on a flight from New York to Tampa, Florida, and was reported by the TSA as an "anomaly" that required further investigation. He was charged with second-degree criminal possession , the district attorney 's office says .