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MD Ex-Con Barred From Owning Firearms Busted With Stolen Gun In New Year's Stop: Police MD Ex-Con Barred From Owning Firearms Busted With Stolen Gun In New Year's Stop: Police
MD Ex-Con Barred From Owning Firearms Busted With Stolen Gun In New Year's Stop: Police A 43-year-old Maryland man barred from owning firearms was busted with a stolen gun during a holiday traffic stop, police said. While conducting the routine traffic stop for a violation, St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office Deputies found James Richard Nelson Jr. had a loaded firearm on Monday, Jan. 1, the sheriff's office said. A subsequent investigation, including a check of the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), revealed that Nelson is prohibited from owning firearms due to prior criminal convictions. Furthermore, it was found that the gun in his possession had been reported stolen …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fleeing Man Busted With Pot, Stolen Handgun, High-Capacity Magazine In Maryland: Sheriff Fleeing Man Busted With Pot, Stolen Handgun, High-Capacity Magazine In Maryland: Sheriff
Fleeing Man Busted With Pot, Stolen Handgun, High-Capacity Magazine In Maryland: Sheriff A Maryland man with a stolen handgun and illegal magazine is facing charges following a traffic stop in St. Mary's County, the sheriff's office announced. Lexington Park resident Rondell James Thompson, 23, was stopped by a deputy from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, Sept. 20 in the 21900 block of Spring Valley Drive following a traffic violation. During the stop, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said that Thompson attempted to drive away and proceeded to ditch his vehicle before fleeing on foot. He was quickly apprehended, officials said, and inside his vehicle d…

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by Zak Failla
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Welfare Check At Waldorf Apartment Building Leads To Weapons Charges For Convicted Felon Welfare Check At Waldorf Apartment Building Leads To Weapons Charges For Convicted Felon
Welfare Check At Waldorf Apartment Building Leads To Weapons Charges For Convicted Felon Reports of a suspicious man lying in the hallway of an apartment building in Maryland led to new charges for a convicted felon who was busted with an illegal, stolen handgun. Waldorf resident Delonta Maurice Coates, 35, was arrested by members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office in the 3000 block of Gallery Place after officers were called to check on his welfare in the building, the agency announced on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Upon arrival, officers said that they found Coates on the ground with a bullet next to him and an alleged firearm in his pocket. They also determined that he was consc…

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by Zak Failla
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Wanted Convicted Felon Busted Attempting To Hide Stolen Gun From Police In Charles County Wanted Convicted Felon Busted Attempting To Hide Stolen Gun From Police In Charles County
Wanted Convicted Felon Busted Attempting To Hide Stolen Gun From Police In Charles County What started as a routine traffic stop led to fresh charges for a convicted felon who was caught trying to hide a stolen semi-automatic handgun from police that he was prohibited from possessing in Maryland. Capitol Heights resident Ticket Deashon Tucker, 30, was busted with an illegal handgun by members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office during a stop near the intersection of Cecil Avenue and Kent Avenue in La Plata, authorities announced late on Wednesday, Aug. 24. The alleged incident happened shortly before 10 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21. While officers were approaching the vehicle, …

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by Zak Failla