MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: Monday, February 26, 2024, to Monday, March 4, 2024

[Press, MPD (MPD)]

March 7, 2024  

  

MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries:

Monday, February 26, 2024, to Monday, March 4, 2024

  

(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, February 26, 2024, through Monday, March 4, 2024, MPD detectives and officers recovered 58 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, February 27, 2024

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 4200 block of South Capitol Street, Southwest.  The following person was arrested: 27-year-old Kainece Coplins, of Southeast, D.C., for Tampering with Physical Evidence.  CCN: 24-030-161

 

• A Springfield Armory XDS-93.3 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1600 block of 16^th Street, Southeast.  The following person was arrested: 38-year-old Aleka D. Wade, of Bowie, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, National Firearms Act, and Carrying a Pistol without a License – Gun Free Zone.  CCN: 24-030-319

 

• A Glock 19 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 100 block of M Street, Southwest.  CCN: 24-030-352

 

• A Glock 38 .45 caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 2700 block of Langston Place, Southeast.  The following person was arrested: 28-year-old Stephon Shamir Anselm Anthony Benjamin, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Loaning Registration, Misuse of Temporary Tags.  CCN: 24-030-511

 

 

• A Smith & Wesson SD40VE .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1400 block of Minnesota Avenue, Southeast.  CCN: 24-030-540

 

• A Beretta 950-BS .25 caliber handgun was recovered in the 2100 block of G Street, Northeast.  The following person was arrested: 38-year-old Allen Harrison, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of an Open Container of Alcohol.  CCN: 24-030-546

 

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

• A “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 1600 block of New York Avenue, Northeast.  The following person was arrested: 34-year-old Daniel Fernando Fula, of Bryans Road, MD, for Endangerment with a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Liquid PCP, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, and Carrying a Pistol without a License.  CCN: 24-030-662

 

• A Sig Sauer P-365 9mm caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, Southeast.  The following person was arrested: 16-year-old male juvenile, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Theft Second Degree, and Possession of a Controlled Substance.  CCN: 24-030-760

 

 

• A Glock 26 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 600 block of 11^th Street, Northwest.  The following person was arrested: 24-year-old Savon Sims, of New Baltimore, VA, for Carrying a Pistol without a License and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition.  CCN: 24-030-897

 

• A Canik TP9 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1700 block of Benning Road, Northeast.  The following person was arrested: 34-year-old David Rodney Harris, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana while Armed, Bench Warrant, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed, Felon in Possession, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device.  CCN: 24-030-934

 

• A SCCY Industries CPX-1 9mm caliber handgun was recovered int eh 2800 block of Alabama Avenue, Southeast.  The following person was arrested: 32-year-old Andre Stevenson, of Landover, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, and Unlawful Possession of Ammunition.  CCN: 24-030-972

 

• An ASG .177 caliber BB gun was recovered in the 100 block of Mississippi Avenue, Southeast.  CCN: 24-031-040

 

• A Delton DTI-15 5.56 caliber assault rifle and a Hi-Point JCP .40 caliber handgun (both pictured below) were recovered in the 1100 block of K Street, Southeast.  The following people were arrested: 19-year-old Kai Thompson, of Upper Marlboro, MD, and 22-year-old Kevin Lee, of Capital Heights, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Carrying a Rifle outside a Home or Business, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device.  CCN: 24-031-085

 

 

Thursday, February 29, 2024

• A Glock 27 .40 caliber handgun and a Century Arms Micro Draco 7.62 caliber assault rifle were recovered in the 700 block of 11^TH Street, Northwest.  The following people were arrested: 24-year-old Lanoix Pierrelus, of Northeast, D.C., and 27-year-old Davon Rogers, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana while Armed, Bench Warrant, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device.  CCN: 24-031-135

 

• A Smith & Wesson M&P .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 600 block of Galveston Street, Southeast.  The following person was arrested: 26-year-old Rushawn Barrett, Jr., of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, No Permit, Flee Law Enforcement Officer, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-031-310

 

• A Smith & Wesson .38 caliber revolver, a Smith & Wesson .22 caliber revolver, a Smith & Wesson M&P Shield .40 caliber handgun, and a Taurus .380 caliber handgun were recovered in the 3300 block of Idaho Avenue, Northwest.  CCN: 24-031-369

 

• A Glock 43 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3800 block of North Capitol Street, Northeast.  The following person was arrested: 32-year-old Kiara Tyrese Swanson, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License and No Permit.  CCN: 24-031-437

 

 

• A .223 caliber “Ghost Gun” assault rifle (pictured below) was recovered in the 2400 block of Shannon Place, Southeast.  CCN: 24-031-570

 

 

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 2300 block of Pitts Place, Southeast.  The following person was arrested: 18-year-old Bryan Naziir Williams, 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: 24-031-579

 

• A Glock 43 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 5200 block of Just Street, Northeast.  CCN: 24-031-587

 

Friday, March 1, 2024

• A Glock 43 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1000 block of Third Place, Southeast.  The following person was arrested: 29-year-old Lamarre Ricardo Dixon, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana.  CCN: 24-031-676

 

• A Llama handgun was recovered in the 4500 block of Third Street, Southeast.  The following person was arrested: 31-year-old Antoine Gatling, of Southwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition.  CCN: 24-031-781

 

• A BB gun was recovered in the 1100 block of New Jersey Avenue, Northwest.  CCN: 24-031-784

 

• A Glock 42 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 100 block of First Street, Northeast.  The following person was arrested: 28-year-old Moneah Ronaghi, of Conway, AR, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition.  CCN: 24-031-952

 

• A Smith & Wesson M&P 2.0 BB gun was recovered in the 4100 block of Minnesota Avenue, Northeast.  The following person was arrested: 15-year-old male juvenile, of Southeast, D.C., for Possession of a BB gun.  CCN: 24-032-045

 

• A Glock 26 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1100 block of Raum Street, Northeast.  CCN: 24-032-063

 

• A Century Arms Canik TP-9DA 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 4700 block of First Street, Southwest.  CCN: 24-032-191

 

Saturday, March 2, 2024

• A 5.56 caliber “Ghost Gun” assault rifle was recovered in the 1400 block of Bruce Place, Southeast.  CCN: 24-032-227

 

• A Glock 17 9mm caliber handgun was recovered int eh 900 block of U Street, Northwest.  The following person was arrested: 26-year-old Joseph Aaron Shields, of Riverdale, MD, 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: 24-032-237

 

• A Glock 22 .40 caliber handgun and a Glock 42 .380 caliber handgun were recovered in the 800 block of V Street, Northwest.  The following person was arrested: 27-year-old Rashid Abdullah Nero, of Cheltenham, MD, 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: 24-032-278

 

• A Taurus PT-111 G2 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3700 block of D Street, Southeast.  CCN: 24-032-609

 

• A Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 9 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 2900 block of 14^th Street, Northwest.  The following person was arrested: 15-year-old male juvenile, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition.  CCN: 24-032-627

 

• An American Tactical Firefly GSG .22 caliber rifle was recovered in the 1000 block of U Street, Northwest.  The following person was arrested: 29-year-old Vincent Jerod Devon, of Landover, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition.  CCN: 24-032-657

 

Sunday, March 3, 2024

• A Glock 22 .40 caliber handgun and a Century Arms Mini Draco 7.62x39mm caliber assault rifle were recovered in the 1400 block of U Street, Northwest.  The following people were arrested: 21-year-old Rodney Jerome Cook, of Alexandria, VA, and 21-year-old Jordan Andrew Sweksy, of Alexandria, VA, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Carrying a Dangerous Weapon, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device.  CCN: 24-032-706

 

• A Taurus G2C 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 800 block of V Street, Northwest.  The following person was arrested: 35-year-old Ricardo Sykes, Jr., of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Felon in Possession, Fugitive from Justice, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device.  CCN: 24-032-758

 

• A Glock 19 9mm caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 3000 block of Stanton Road, Southeast.  The following person was arrested: 25-year-old Marcel Tevon Foster, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana while Armed, Driving under the Influence, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device.  CCN: 24-032-791

 

 

• A Springfield Armory XD40 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 900 block of Bladensburg Road, Northeast.  The following person was arrested: 43-year-old Roderick Vyndike Thomas, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed, Receiving Stolen Property, Felon in Possession, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device.  CCN: 24-032-974

 

• A Springfield Armory Hellcat Pro 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1300 block of Jasper Place, Southeast.  The following person was arrested: 30-year-old Rahnan Mills, of no fixed address, for Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Felon in Possession, Simple Assault, Unlawful Entry, Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device, and Receiving Stolen Property.  CCN: 24-032-992

 

• A .22 caliber revolver was recovered in the 300 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Southeast.  The following person was arrested: 34-year-old Ricardo Ellerbe, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of a Firearm, Possession of an Unregistered Ammunition, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed, Receiving Stolen Property, Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, Fugitive from Justice, No Permit, Possession of an Open Container of Alcohol, and Felon in Possession.  CCN: 24-032-995

 

• A Springfield Armory Hellcat 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 4200 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest.  The following person was arrested: 35-year-old Charles Xavier Bunn, of Upper Marlboro, MD, for Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device and No Permit.  CCN: 24-033-005

 

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 700 block of Upsal Street, Southeast.  The following person was arrested: 22-year-old Jabari L. Fletcher, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Felon in Possession, Unlawful Possession of a Machine Gun, Possession of an Open Container of Alcohol, Possession of a Prohibited Weapon, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device.  CCN: 24-033-049

 

• A Springfield Armory XDS 3.3 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the intersection of Malcolm X Avenue and Oakwood Street, Southeast.  The following person was arrested: 34-year-old Jamar Hal Stringer, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Burglary, Malicious Disfigurement, Contempt of CPO/TPO, and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon.  CCN: 24-033-133

 

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 4000 block of Minnesota Avenue, Southeast.  CCN: 24-033-183

 

Monday, March 4, 2024

• A Glock 19 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 2100 block of E Street, Northwest.  CCN: 24-033-424

 

• A Sig Sauer P-320 9mm caliber handgun and a Smith & Wesson 9mm caliber handgun were recovered in the 400 block of Hobart Place, Northwest.  The following person was arrested: 37-year-old Terry Toraun McCarthy, of Bowie, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Pistol License Violation, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device.  CCN: 24-033-582

 

• A Glock 27 .40 caliber handgun, a Glock 19 9mm caliber handgun, and a 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun were recovered in the 1500 block of Butler Street, Southeast.  The following person was arrested: 23-year-old Najieh Kaiwan Benjamin, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Consumption of Marijuana in a Public Space Prohibited, Receiving Stolen Property, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device.  CCN: 24-033-600

 

• A .40 caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 1500 block of Good Hope Road, Southeast.  CCN: 24-033-670

 

• A Beretta 92-FS Centurion 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1200 block of Sumner Road, Southeast.  CCN: 24-033-688

 

 

 

 

 

It is one of MPD’s main goals to safely remove illegal firearms from D.C. streets to reduce crime and the fear of crime in the community.  The responsibility to recover illegal firearms falls on the shoulders of all MPD officers.  We also thank members of the community for their help in creating safe neighborhoods.

  

The Metropolitan Police Department also recovers illegal firearms with the assistance of anonymous tips made through MPD’s anonymous tip line.  Anyone who has information regarding illegal firearms should call police at 202-727-9099.  Additionally, information can be submitted to the TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411.  In an effort to incentivize community members to assist law enforcement, any tip information, to include anonymous tips, will be rewarded up to $2,500 for information that leads to the arrest of an individual and seizure of an illegal firearm.  

  

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