MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: Mon, January 10, 2022 to Mon, January 17, 2022

Thursday, January 20, 2022

(Washington, D.C.) – Every day, the Metropolitan Police Department works to investigate and recover illegal firearms in Washington D.C. through intelligence-based policing to identify, interdict, and interrupt armed violent offenders within the District. In addition to our patrol officers, members from several of MPD’s specialized units work tirelessly to safely and respectfully secure illegal firearms and get them off our streets. From Monday, January 10, 2022, through Monday, January 17, 2022, MPD detectives and officers recovered 57 firearms in the District of Columbia. 

Note: This is not a comprehensive list of all guns recovered in the District of Columbia.

Among the firearms recovered were:

Monday, January 10, 2022

  • A Glock 29 10mm caliber handgun and a 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun were recovered in the 3800 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 18-year-old Mekhi Lavontay Staton, of Northwest, D.C., for Fugitive from Justice, National Firearms Act, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Receiving Stolen Property, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-004-036

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

  • A Taurus PT740 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 4500 block of MacArthur Boulevard, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 27-year-old Eric Antonio Ghee, of Mount Rainer, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and No Permit. CCN: 22-004-489

  • A Smith & Wesson SD9VE 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 4500 block of Central Avenue, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 25-year-old Craig Alston Nipper-Duval, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Receiving Stolen Property, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-004-545

  • A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 3200 block of Wheeler Road, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 18-year-old Justin Michael Ward, of no fixed address, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-004-562

  • A Rain Ordinance Fallout 15 assault rifle and a Smith & Wesson SW40VE .40 caliber handgun were recovered in the 1600 block of Benning Road, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 42-year-old Robert Jerome Curtis, of Northeast, D.C., for No Permit, Possession of an Open Container of Alcohol, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Carrying a Rifle or Shotgun outside a Home or Business, Felon in Possession, National Firearms Act, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-004-634

  • A Beretta 92FS 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 200 block of V Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 33-year-old Terrance Kelly, Jr., of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Felon in Possession, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-004-647

  • A Sig Sauer P320 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3000 block of 30th Street, Southeast. CCN: 22-004-672

  • A Glock 19 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1300 block of Southern Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 29-year-old Sharod Littleton, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License and Fugitive from Justice. CCN: 22-004-693

  • A Taurus PT25 .25 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1800 block of Minnesota Avenue, Southeast. CCN: 22-004-704

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

  • A Glock 22 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1200 block of North Capitol Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 31-year-old Kevin Lafortune, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-004-928

  • A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 4200 block of 4th Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 30-year-old Marquette Paris-Heard, of Temple Hills, MD, for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Unlawful Possession of Ammunition. CCN: 22-005-039

  • A Glock 30 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 2400 block of Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 26-year-old Delonte West, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistolwithout a License, Felon in Possession, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Assault on a Police Officer, Resisting Arrest, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-005-042

  • A Glock 30 .45 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1000 block of Michigan Avenue, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 22-year-old Darius Montae Bishop, of Southwest, D.C., for Possession of Unregistered Firearm, National Firearms Act, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-005-066

  • A FNH FN 509 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 4600 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Southwest. The following person was arrested: 18-year-old Rodney Pernell McDow, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-005-134

Thursday, January 13, 2022

  • A Smith & Wesson 642 .38 caliber revolver (pictured below) was recovered in the 1100 block of First Place, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 35-year-old Anthony Smith, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Contempt. CCN: 22-005-607

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