MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: Monday, April 3, 2023, to Monday, April 10, 2023
Friday, April 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 units work tirelessly to safely and respectfully secure illegal firearms and get them off our streets. From Monday, April 3, 2023, through Monday, April 10, 2023, MPD detectives and officers recovered 65 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, April 3, 2023
A Sig Sauer 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 200 block of 14th Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 39-year-old Julius Lee Worthy, of Southeast, D.C., for Murder I, Assault with Intent to Kill, and Unlawful Entry. CCN: 23-050-946
A 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1000 block of Fifth Street, Northwest. CCN: 23-051-026
A Beretta Pietro 70 7.65mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 2000 block of Benning Road, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 24-year-old Darnell James, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Contempt – Condition of Release Violation, and Felon in Possession. CCN: 23-051-471
A Glock 20 10mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3400 block of 14th Street, Northwest. CCN: 23-051-478
A Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 4400 block of E Street, Southeast. CCN: 23-051-522
A Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 2300 block of 11th Street, Northwest. CCN: 23-051-548
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 700 block of Girard Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 24-year-old Hysaan Joseph Batiste, of Louisiana, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of ammunition, Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-051-909
A Glock 48 9mm caliber handgun and a Glock 22 9mm caliber handgun were recovered in the 1500 block of Tubman Road, Southeast. The following people were arrested: 17-year-old male juvenile, of District Heights, MD, and 19-year-old Derrico Demond Johnson, of Southeast, D.C., for Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle – Crime of violence, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Receiving Stolen Property, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, National Firearms Act, Possession of a Prohibited Weapon, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-052-023
A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 3100 block of Chesapeake Street, Northwest. CCN: 23-052-024
A Smith & Wesson SD40VE .40 caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 4800 block of Alabama Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 25-year-old Aaron Derek Franks, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance. CCN: 23-052-137