[PR] MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: August 31, 2020 to September 7, 2020
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Every day, the Metropolitan Police Department works to recover and investigate illegal firearms in Washington D.C. In addition to our patrol officers, the Department has specialized units—such as the Gun Recovery Unit (GRU), Narcotics Enforcement Unit (NEU), and Crime Suppression Teams (CSTs)—who work tirelessly to safely and respectfully secure illegal firearms and get them off of our streets. From Monday, August 31, 2020, through Monday, September 7, 2020, 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:
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
A Taurus 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3300 block of Southern Avenue, Southeast. The following people were arrested: 27-year-old Gary Chohanzo Campbell, Jr., of Capitol Heights, MD, and 32-year-old Christopher Plight, of Southeast, D.C., for Simple Assault and Carrying a Pistol without a License. CCN: 20-124-913
A Glock 43x 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 2400 block of Elvans Road, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 22-year-old Raheem Snider, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Fugitive from Justice, and Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed. CCN: 20-125-003
An AR-15 9mm caliber rifle and a Smith & Wesson .380 caliber handgun were recovered in the 3200 block of 23rd Street, Southeast. CCN: 20-125-107
A Hi-Point C-9 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1500 block of Alabama Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 30-year-old Oatha Williams, of Northwest, D.C., for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Assault on a Police Officer while Armed, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Unlawful discharge of a Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Receive/Possess a Firearm with an Obliterated/Removed/Altered Serial Number, and Felon in Possession. CCN: 20-125-116
A Taurus GTC 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3000 block of 15th Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 27-year-old Marcese Lamont Marbury, of Johnson City, TN, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Open Container of Alcohol, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 20-125-146
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
A Rock Island Armory AK-47 .22 caliber rifle and a Norinco SKS 7.62 caliber rifle (pictured below) were recovered in the 500 block of Edgewood Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 19-year-old Elijah Justice Payne, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Rifle or Shotgun without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 20-125-257
