LOS ANGELES (AP) — A teacher pleaded not guilty Thursday to lying on his customs form when he was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport wearing a bulletproof vest and with checked bags containing knives, a smoke grenade and other weapons.

The one-count indictment against Yongda Huang Harris, 28, replaced an original charge of transporting hazardous materials.

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