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At around 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, US Capitol Police Department officers arrested Ricardo L. Glass and Onosetale Okojie who were caught with a pair of handguns after a brief pursuit that led to the recovery of a weapon with a "Giggle Switch," which turned it into a machine gun.
While on patrol on Sunday morning, police say that an officer spotted a white Infiniti Q50 stopped at a green traffic light along Massachusetts Avenue NE, not far from Union Station, police said. Suspecting that the driver may be impaired, an officer attempted a traffic stop, though he proceeded to speed away before crashing into a Capitol Complex vehicle barricade near the intersection of First Street and D Street NE.
Police say that after crashing, Glass and Okojie did not go down quietly, and they proceeded to run away from the crash - which was near Capitol Police Headquarters - leading to one being apprehended in the 100 block of C Street NE and the other in the 500 block of Second Street NE.
Further investigation led to the seizure of a .22 round extended magazine in the passenger side of the vehicle, along with a second magazine, and the Glock with a "Giggle Switch" was found in a flower bed not far from where one of the suspects was apprehended.
The Infiniti they crashed had also been reported out of Prince George's County.
Glass and Okojie, both 20, were arrested and charged with:
- Two counts of carrying a pistol without a licence;
- Unauthorized use of a vehicle;
- Unlawful entry of a motor vehicle;
- Receiving stolen property worth $1,000 or more;
- Possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device;
- Fleeing from a law enforcement officer in a motor vehicle;
- Felon in possession;
- Reckless driving;
- Driving without a permit;
- Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs;
- Possession of unregistered ammunition;
- Obliterate, remove, or changing the order of a serial number on a firearm;
- Unlawful possession of a machine gun.
“This is just another example of our officers and their vigilance and perseverance putting away dangerous criminals,” Capitol Police Assistant Chief Sean Gallagher said. “They are constantly working to keep everyone safe throughout the Capitol Complex.”
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