CROFTON, Md. — On September 21, 2022, at approximately 6:15 p.m. officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation in the area of Johns Hopkins Road and Nantucket Drive in Crofton.
Upon approaching the vehicle, officers detected a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle.
During a subsequent search of the vehicle, officers located several items of note.
Items recovered included: loaded black semi-automatic handgun, an extended magazine with ammunition, approximately 500g of suspected marijuana, and a digital scale.
The driver of the vehicle was arrested and charged accordingly.
Arrested:
Camonte Pettiford
28-year-old
Crofton, Maryland
Semi-automatic weapon and an extended magazine.
I don’t care about 500g of marijuana – but he needs to be able to shoot 20 people in 3 minutes? Lock him up.