Thursday, September 14, 2023

(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 unitswork tirelessly to safely and respectfully secure illegal firearms and get them off our streets. From Monday, September 4, 2023, through Monday, September 11, 2023, MPD detectives and officers recovered 76 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, September 4, 2023

• A Charles Daly Defense AR-12A 12 gauge shotgun was recovered in the 200 block of K Street, Northeast. CCN: 23-145-663

• A Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 5000 block of Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 32-year-old Chris Seville Thomas, of Southwest, D.C., for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Carrying a Pistol without a License,Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Receiving Stolen Property, and Simple Assault. CCN: 23-145-697

• A GSG Firefly .22 caliber handgun was recovered in the 4400 block of Benning Road, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 58-year-old Fred Allen Clayton, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Uttering, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 23-145-755

• A Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 800 block of 20th Street, Northeast. CCN: 23-146-188

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

• A Colt 38 Special .38 caliber revolver was recovered in the 100 block of Irving Street, Northwest. CCN: 23-146-235

• A Smith & Wesson M&P 22 Compact .22 caliber handgun and a .223 caliber “Ghost Gun” assault rifle were recovered in the 1200 block of Meigs Place, Northeast. The following people were arrested: 14-year-old male juvenile, of Northeast, D.C., and 19-year-old Tarkeel Xaron Jackson, of District Heights, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Possession of a Prohibited Weapon, Receiving Stolen Property, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-146-633

• A Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun and a Glock 17 9mm caliber handgun were recovered in the 2400 block of Marin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Southeast. The following people were arrested: 30-year-old Deshawn Patrice Adgerson, of Southeast, D.C., and 21-year-old Tra’Shawn Fauntroy, of District Heights, MD, forCarrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-146-740

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 600 block of Maryland Avenue, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 32-year-old James Tywan Lowder, of Riverdale, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of a Prohibited Weapon, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Leaving after Colliding, Possession of an Open Container of Alcohol, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-146-761

• A Taurus PT-709 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3300 block of D Street, Southeast. CCN: 23-146-800

• A Glock 27 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1800 block of Central Place, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 36-year-old Ashley Boney, of Northeast, D.C., for Pistol License Violation and Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed. CCN: 23-146-809

• A Glock 45 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 4300 block of Texas Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 27-year-old Roy Victor Gerald, of Memphis, TN, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-146-822

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 2700 block of Q Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 38-year-old Nathaniel Carter McGill, of Suitland, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, National Firearms Act, Possession of an Open Container of Alcohol, and Fugitive from Justice. CCN: 23-146-868

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