firearms charges

March 6, 2020 | Maryam Shahzad

Silver Spring Man Arrested on Firearm and Drug Charges

Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) officers arrested and charged Kossi Mensah, 34, of Silver Spring for firearm-related offenses, drug possession and distribution, according to a statement from MCPD.  At around 6:45 p.m. on March 4, officers noticed what they thought was a drug transaction in White Oak. They saw Mensah on foot and a person […]

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February 21, 2020 | Maryam Shahzad

Police Arrest Man for Possession of Stolen Handgun in Silver Spring

Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) officers arrested Edward Lay, 26, of Clinton, Maryland on Feb. 19 in Silver Spring. He was charged with possession of a stolen handgun and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, according to a statement from MCPD.  At around 10:28 p.m., an officer was driving on Georgia Avenue during […]

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August 20, 2019 | Deirdre Byrne

Police Recover Drugs, Gun from Silver Spring Man During Traffic Stop

Silver Spring District police officers arrested a Silver Spring man for offenses involving firearms as well as drug possession and distribution. Police have identified the man as 27-year-old Vision Lewis, who lives on Lockwood Drive in Silver Spring. The incident occurred on Aug. 16 at 6 p.m. during a traffic stop in the White Oak […]

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August 19, 2019 | Deirdre Byrne

Gaithersburg Man Arrested For Illegal Possession of Firearms

Montgomery County police officers from the Gaithersburg District arrested and charged a man for firearm-related offenses during a traffic stop on Friday, Aug. 16. The man has been identified as 20-year-old Andre Duvall of Gaithersburg. Police say that the traffic stop occurred at 9:55 p.m. Friday. Gaithersburg district officers conducted the stop on Frederick Road […]

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July 15, 2019 | Ben Palmer

Three Men Arrested for Possession of Firearm, Marijuana

Three Washington, D.C., men were arrested and charged with marijuana possession and unlawfully carrying a firearm, a Montgomery County police statement said. Tracy Fogle Jr., 30, was pulled over near Westfield Plaza Wheaton while driving Mustafa Campbell, 20, and Kortez Tresvant, 21. Police searched the car after finding that Fogle had an open warrant and […]

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June 28, 2019 | Deirdre Byrne

Two More Arrested in Connection with Rockville Gun Shop Burglary

Police announced on Friday that they’ve made two new arrests in connection with the United Gun Shop burglary in Rockville on June 13. Demico Henderson Jr., 18, of Glen Burnie was arrested on June 25, and police say he faces charges of second-degree burglary with the intent to steal a firearm and possession of a […]

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February 27, 2019 | Staff Writer

Silver Spring Coast Guardsman Indicted

The Coast Guard lieutenant from Silver Spring man who was charged last week with drug and firearms charges has been indicted on more charges, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore. A federal grand jury Wednesday indicted Christopher Paul Hasson, 49, on federal charges for unlawful possession of silencers, for possession […]

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