Friday, Jerry Lewis, the well-known comedian, was detained by the police for a short period of time as he tried to board a flight possessing an unloaded gun in his baggage. According to E! Online, authorities said that Jerry Lewis, 82, was detained at Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport because airport screeners found an unloaded gun in his carry-on luggage.

Officer Ramon Denby, a spokesman for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, said that Lewis had a small .22-caliber Beretta. “The Nutty Professor” star was cited for carrying a concealed weapon without having a permit. Police confiscated the gun.

A spokesman for the comedian could not be reached for comment.

Jerry Lewis’s manager Claudia Marghilano said that the handgun was a prop gun for his show, adding that the gun could not fire. She also said that Lewis was unaware that the weapon was in his luggage. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police spokesman Officer Bill Cassell said that the gun had been a prop gun, “it wouldn't be a weapon, and we couldn't cite him for carrying a weapon,” reported E! Online.

The comedian was traveling to Mount Pleasant, Michigan, to perform a one-man show. Officer Ramon Denby said that Jerry Lewis would have to go to a court hearing in order to get the weapon back.

Jerry Lewis is known for his duo with singer Dean Martin and for memorable roles like the 1963 part in “The Nutty Professor” and the 1982 role in “The King of Comedy.” Lewis has also been hosting the annual telethon to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Last year the telethon raised about $63 million.

The actor was still allowed to board his flight.