Tag: Semi-Automatic Rifle
Rifle, Stolen Guns, 'Special Police' Body Armor Found In SUV At Anne Arundel Mall: Police
A 56-year-old Maryland man is facing charges after officers say they caught him with a rifle, stolen handguns, boxes of ammunition, and body armor outside Arundel Mills.
Anne Arundel County Police said officers responded around 8:45 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, to the 7000 block of Arundel Mills Circle in Hanover after reports of a suspicious vehicle.
When they got there, they found a blue 2016 Ford Explorer parked and unoccupied — but in plain sight inside the open trunk was a semi-automatic rifle, investigators said.
The driver, Robert Arthur Muschette, 56, of Upper Marlboro, was located …
Semi-Automatic Rifle Found During Traffic Stop, Two Arrested: Winslow PD
Two men were arrested and charged after weapons were found during a traffic stop in Winslow Township on Friday, May 16, authorities said.
At 6:15 p.m., a traffic stop was conducted on Peoria Lane for an equipment violation, Winslow Township police said. Officers noticed illegal narcotics in plain view, and removed Hakim Trader, a 22-year-old Clementon resident, and arrested him, police said.
Ezra Tillman, a 22-year-old Sicklerville resident, fled from the vehicle, but was apprehended following a foot chase, police said. A search of the vehicle turned up two handguns and a semi-automatic rif…
Repeat Offender From Reston Sentenced For Robbery Of Check-Cashing Business In Virginia: Feds
Two men in the DMV who have a lengthy rap sheet in Maryland and Virginia will spend time in prison following the armed robbery of a Chantilly check-cashing business, federal authorities announced this week.
In November 2023, Chester Lewis, 49, of Oxon Hill, and Al Gibran Taylor, 42, of Reston walked into the store with the intention of robbing it of cash, which had previously been scoped out by the Maryland resident.
During that robbery, prosecutors say that Lewis was armed with a .223/5.56 mm caliber semi-automatic rifle, which he pointed at customers and ordered them to pu…
Four Jersey Shore Men Charged After Selling Ghost Guns To FBI Informant: Feds
Four Ocean County men were accused of using a 3D printer to sell ghost guns to an FBI informant, authorities said.
The men facing charges in the case are James Hyres, 38, of Toms River; Dennis McMickle, 35, of Brick Township; James Opalenik, 51, of Ocean Gate; and Edward Trost III, 36, of Toms River. New Jersey's U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced the charges in a news release on Monday, July 29.
According to the criminal complaint, the four men were part of a gun-trafficking conspiracy throughout Ocean County in April and May 2024. Hyres created the ghost guns by using seve…
Semi-Automatic Rifle, Drug Paraphernalia Seized During MontCo Traffic Stop, Police Say
A Maryland pair has been charged after police found a semi-automatic rifle in a vehicle during a February traffic stop, authorities announced on Friday, March 10.
Humberto Guerra Jr., 28, and Freya Marla Casanova, 41, have been charged after being pulled over on the night of Friday, Feb. 17 for a suspended registration in the area of Middlebrook Road and Great Seneca Highway, according to Montgomery County police.
Traffic Stop Leads to Seizure of Semi-Automatic Riflehttps://t.co/WSKMN8gf3z#mcpnews pic.twitter.com/GxbW2pJDrp — Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) March 10, 20…
CT Man Sentenced For Illegally Possessing Firearm, Ammunition
A convicted felon in Connecticut is set to spend more than three years behind bars after being sentenced for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition, which he attempted to sell.
John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced this week that New Haven resident John Epps, 25, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on Aug. 28, last year, Epps participat…
