Country music star Rodney Atkins stopped by airport security with ‘something weird in his bag’

Rodney Atkins made it into the headlines recently after he was stopped by airport security for an item in his bag.

The last time that happened to a country star, Sammy Kershaw forgot to take a handgun out of his luggage earlier this year and he got into some trouble. Good thing for Atkins is that he didn’t have a firearm on him, but he did have something pretty odd.

“My husband got flagged at airport security,” Atkins wife, Rose Falcon, shared on social media. “He had something weird in his bag…”

She accompanied the post with a video, in which she explained that he just got stopped. She then flipped the camera over to Atkins.

“What did I get flagged for?” Atkins said reaching into his bag.

He then pulled out a tube of ground beef.

“He’s packing meat,” Falcon joked. “Wonder what they thought it was?”

It was a tube of Johnsonville beef, and the company jumped into the comments.

“@tsa me and you are besties … how can we ensure summer sausage safety?” the company commented.

The good news is that Atkins was obviously allowed to go on about his way, and it appears he was allowed to take his beef with him.

Kershaw had a little bit of a rougher time earlier this year when he was found with a loaded handgun.

The 67-year0old star was reportedly stopped by airport security in Lafayette, Louisiana on May 28 after his bag was flagged. Taste of Country said that Kershaw was delayed in his travels and ended up being fined $5,000.

“It was early, I was half-awake and clearly not thinking straight,” Kershaw said in a statement. “I’ve sang songs about heartbreak and hard times but not about forgetting to check my carry-on for a loaded firearm. That’s a new one!”

Kershaw encouraged fans to be sure they check their bags before heading to the airport.

“I guess it’s safe to say I won’t be packing heat to my next show,’ he said. “Let this be your friendly PSA: Check your bags, check ‘em twice. Let’s all stay safe out there.”