Motocross racer arrives at airport with gun

AUGUSTA - Robby Horton, a 22-year-old professional Motocross racer from Martinez, said he could barely keep his eyes open as he rushed to the Augusta Regional Airport to make a 6:10 a.m. flight Monday. <br> <br> He failed to remember he had a pistol in his carry-on bag. <br> <br> ``The next thing I know, I&#39;m sitting in a room with lights above me being questioned,&#39;&#39; Horton said after his release from jail on a charge of possessing a deadly weapon at a public gathering, a misdemeanor. <br> <br> Horton was trying to make a Delta flight to Arizona to test drive a new motorcycle. Before leaving his home, he grabbed a book bag. He said he didn&#39;t see his 9mm Ruger pistol inside. <br> <br> ``It was an honest mistake,&#39;&#39; he said. ``I didn&#39;t even know it was down there.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> A Feb. 21 court date has been set.

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