FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 4, 2019
Frederick Police Make Handgun Arrests (19-017629)
FREDERICK, MD – On March 2, 2019, at approximately 10:49 pm, Officer Grant Smith was on patrol in the area of the 1300 block of West 7th Street and spotted a vehicle cross over both center yellow lines. Officer Smith activated his emergency lights and initiated a traffic stop. The five occupants of the vehicle were acting in a suspicious manner, with the rear three passengers shuffling back and forth in their seats as though they were attempting to conceal contraband. A K-9 unit was called to the scene to conduct a sniff of the vehicle. During the sniff, the K-9 indicated a positive alert on the vehicle for the presence of a controlled dangerous substance.
During the search of the occupants and the vehicle, officers located a loaded Ruger 9MM handgun, marijuana, and amphetamines. The following individuals were charged:
Arrestee #1: BUSEY, Kameron, male, age 19, Fort Washington, MD
Charges:
- Handgun in Vehicle
- Loaded Handgun in Vehicle
- Handgun on Person
- Loaded Handgun on Person
- Illegal Possession Ammunition
- Illegal Possession Regulated Firearm
- Possession of Firearm by Minor
- Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substance not Marijuana
Arrestee #2: BUSEY, Keon, male, age 22, Germantown, MD
Charges:
- Handgun on Person
- Loaded Handgun in Vehicle
- Handgun in Vehicle
Arrestee #3: CLAYTON, Alieu, male, age 19, Silver Spring, MD
Charges:
- Handgun in Vehicle
- Loaded Handgun in Vehicle
- Handgun on Person
- Illegal Possession of Ammunition
- Possession of Firearm by Minor
Arrestee #4: GORDON, Quintell, male, age 22, Silver Spring, MD
Charges:
- Handgun in Vehicle
- Loaded Handgun in Vehicle
- Handgun on Person
- Loaded Handgun on Person
- Firearm Possession with Felony Conviction
- Illegal Possession Ammunition
- Illegal Possession Regulated Firearm
Arrestee #5: VANN-HARRIS, Michael, male, age 21, Silver Spring, MD
Charges:
- Handgun in Vehicle
- Loaded Handgun in Vehicle
- Handgun on Person
- Loaded Handgun on Person
- Illegal Possession Ammunition
- Illegal Possession Regulated Firearm
- Civil Citation: possession of marijuana less than 10 grams
- Traffic Citations: (1) Driving While Suspended, (2) Driving while license suspended – failure to attend driver improvement program, (3) Failure to drive vehicle on right half of roadway, (4) Failure of individual driving on highway to display license to uniformed police on demand, and (5) Vehicle driver giving false and fictitious name to uniformed police.
