NEW YORK - A puppet technician for "The Lion King" on Broadway is under arrest after being accused of 3D printing a handgun in the prop room of the theater.

Police say Ilya Vett was caught 3D printing a revolver Friday afternoon at the Minskoff Theatre in Midtown.

He is charged with attempted criminal possession of a weapon.

Prosecutors say Vett told police he was making the gun as a gift for his brother, a licensed gun owner.

He says he was printing it at the office because his home workshop was too dusty.