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Student Brings Ghost Gun Parts To Fairmont Heights High School: Police Student Brings Ghost Gun Parts To Fairmont Heights High School: Police
Student Brings Ghost Gun Parts To Fairmont Heights High School: Police A Maryland high school student was arrested for bringing parts of a ghost gun to school — just two days after the second-largest school shooting in U.S. history, authorities say. A lockdown was placed after reports of a student with a gun were made at the Fairmont Heights High School on the 6500 block of Columbia Park Road, around 12 p.m., Thursday, May 26, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Parts of an un-serialized gun that would make an operable gun if assembled were found in a classroom. Officers identified the student and took him into custody.  The studen…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Assault Arrest Of Prince George's Man Leads To Ghost Gun Recovery: Sheriff's Office Assault Arrest Of Prince George's Man Leads To Ghost Gun Recovery: Sheriff's Office
Assault Arrest Of Prince George's Man Leads To Ghost Gun Recovery: Sheriff's Office The arrest of a Prince George's man for an assault led to him getting more charges for carrying illegal drugs and weapons, authorities said.  John William McManus Jr. was behind a domestic violence assault that happened in the 7200 block of Jaywick Avenue in Fort Washington on Jan. 23, the Prince George's County Sheriff's Office said.  Detectives learned McManus got physical with a female victim after arriving at her home unannounced to get his personal property. When he refused to leave, McManus physically assaulted and injured the victim before fleeing in her car, the offic…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Woman With Bound Legs Dives Out DC Building To Escape Attacker, Missing Baby Found: Reports Woman With Bound Legs Dives Out DC Building To Escape Attacker, Missing Baby Found: Reports
Woman With Bound Legs Dives Out DC Building To Escape Attacker, Missing Baby Found: Reports A woman whose legs were bound together reportedly dove eight stories out of a Washington DC apartment building in Northwest DC to escape her attacker, 22-year-old  Kylee Jamal Palmer, according to reports and authorities. Good Samaritans rushed over to the woman after she fell eight stories from a building on the 4500 block of Connecticut Avenue around 7 p.m. Thursday, April 21, police said in a press briefing. A baby, 1-year-old Kylee Palmer, went missing during the incident but was later found safe by police. Just before the fall, the victim and Palmer were arguing inside a home on …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hanover Man Admits To Firing 'Ghost Gun' At Secret Service Security Guards Hanover Man Admits To Firing 'Ghost Gun' At Secret Service Security Guards
Hanover Man Admits To Firing 'Ghost Gun' At Secret Service Security Guards A Maryland man has been charged with firing a “ghost gun” at multiple United States Secret Service security guards, according to the US Attorney’s Office for Maryland. Jeremiah Watson, 24, of Hanover pleaded guilty to assault on a federal officer, among other charges, on Wednesday, March 23, the office said. If his guilty plea agreement is accepted, Watson will be sentenced to 10 years in prison. According to his plea, Watson drove to the entrance of a United States Secret Service facility and parked his car in a way that blocked the entrance to the building. Watson was asked twice to m…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Baltimore Man Flashing Ghost Gun On Social Media Livestream Busted With Cocaine, Heroin: Police Baltimore Man Flashing Ghost Gun On Social Media Livestream Busted With Cocaine, Heroin: Police
Baltimore Man Flashing Ghost Gun On Social Media Livestream Busted With Cocaine, Heroin: Police A Baltimore man who brandished a handgun on a social media live stream was found with cocaine, heroin, and cash when authorities arrested him, police said. The unnamed 21-year-old man was spotted in a social media platform on Feb. 6, brandishing the firearm, Baltimore police said. He was arrested from the 300 block of S. Franklintown Road, where authorities recovered the ghost gun, drugs and money, police said. He was charged with handgun and narcotics violations, and all seized property was submitted as evidence.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Magruder HS Students Return 4 Days After Shooting Magruder HS Students Return 4 Days After Shooting
Magruder HS Students Return 4 Days After Shooting Magruder High School students returned to school on Jan. 25 to an increased police presence after a shooting left one student in critical condition 4 days ago. You are loved!#ColonelStrong pic.twitter.com/bila4lNlUo — Magruder Colonels (@MagruderHS) January 25, 2022 The School operated on a half-day schedule but is expected to resume normal operations with an infusion of mental health resources in the days to come.  The student accused in the shooting is 17-year-old Steven Alston, Jr., who is being charged as an adult with attempted second-degree murder, after opening fire on another s…

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by Joe Gomez
Schools
Magruder HS Junior ID'd As Gunman In Shooting That Seriously Injured Peer: Police Magruder HS Junior ID'd As Gunman In Shooting That Seriously Injured Peer: Police
Magruder HS Junior ID'd As Gunman In Shooting That Seriously Injured Peer: Police A 17-year-old Magruder High School student was being held without bond after shooting a peer in the school's bathroom, seriously injuring him and causing an hours-long lockdown Friday, Jan. 21, authorities said. Steven Alston Jr., a junior, shot the tenth-grade victim around 1 p.m. in a bathroom at the Muncaster Mill Road school in Rockville, Montgomery County police said. ALSO SEE: Magruder High Shooting Causes Outrage, Fear The victim was rushed to an area hospital and was reportedly in serious condition. The school went into a full lockdown at 1:05 p.m., bringing local police…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Shooting At Maryland High School Leaves Student In Serious Condition, Suspect In Custody Shooting At Maryland High School Leaves Student In Serious Condition, Suspect In Custody
Shooting At Maryland High School Leaves Student In Serious Condition, Suspect In Custody A male student was shot at Magruder High School in Rockville and a 17-year-old suspect has been taken into custody, according to Montgomery County Police.   The student was rushed to an area hospital in serious condition, he was shot in a school bathroom on Jan. 21 at approximately 12:53 p.m., police said. The suspected shooter is a student of the school and was located in a classroom by police after the incident occurred. Investigators say they are investigating what type of gun was used in the shooting and exploring the possibility that it may be a "ghost gun." No charges have…

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by Joe Gomez
Police & Fire
Silver Spring Man Arrested For 'Ghost Gun': Police Silver Spring Man Arrested For 'Ghost Gun': Police
Silver Spring Man Arrested For 'Ghost Gun': Police Police in Silver Spring arrested a man for possessing a Privately Made Firearm, commonly referred to as a "Ghost Gun." The arrest happened on Jan. 2, at around 9:00 p.m. when Montgomery County Police officers made a traffic stop on a vehicle. After stopping the car officers made contact with the driver, 24-year-old Allan Sesay and the passenger, 32-year-old Ahmed Conteh. Officers proceeded to search the car after smelling marijuana and that's when they located a loaded 9mm "Ghost Gun" under the driver's seat. Marijuana was also found in the vehicle. Police subsequently took Sesay and Conte…

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by Joe Gomez
Police & Fire
Baltimore Driver Who Tried Hitting Police Officer Busted With Ghost Gun, Pot: Authorities Baltimore Driver Who Tried Hitting Police Officer Busted With Ghost Gun, Pot: Authorities
Baltimore Driver Who Tried Hitting Police Officer Busted With Ghost Gun, Pot: Authorities A man who almost hit police officers during a traffic stop and then jumped behind the wheel to speed away was found with a "ghost" handgun and a large amount of pot, according to Anne Arundel County Police. On Dec. 17, 2021, at approximately 9:20 p.m., police conducted a traffic stop on Brookwood Road near Alley 33 in Brooklyn Park. As officers were speaking with the driver outside of the vehicle, the front seat passenger, identified as 29-year-old Timothy Bilal Robinson of Baltimore, moved to the driver's seat and accelerated, causing the open door of the vehicle to strike the officer. Th…

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by Joe Gomez