LEXINGTON PARK, Md. — On Sunday, July 28, 2024, while conducting proactive traffic enforcement in Lexington Park, Deputy Joseph Senatore initiated a traffic stop on a Ford F-150 for an equipment violation.
Upon approaching the vehicle, Deputy Senatore observed a firearm in plain sight, leaning against the passenger’s left leg on the front passenger side of the truck.
The driver and the passenger were detained, and the truck was searched. The firearm was identified as a loaded 7.62 X 39mm Draco pistol with ammunition chambered. A subsequent check of law enforcement databases revealed the weapon was listed as stolen through the Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia.
The passenger of the vehicle, a 17-year-old juvenile, was arrested and charged as an adult with transporting a handgun in a vehicle, a loaded handgun in a vehicle, possession of a stolen regulated firearm, possession of a firearm by a minor, and related charges.
The suspect was transported to the Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown to await a bond hearing.
Americans gun problem continues..
No crime was committed
Please understand that guns are not the issue. It’s people that are the issue. Look at countries who banned guns and you will still see violent crimes being committed…. Knife attacks like crazy.
Good job Deputy Sanatore.
Stop calling criminals under 18 juveniles. They are juveniles only by age, but old enough to commit big boy crimes. Why do people need to carry firearms unless they are up to criminal activity. They should be trying to make a future for themselves. Carrying firearms can only lead to serious criminal activity.
Wrong. Carrying firearms does not only lead to criminal activity. There are plenty of law abiding citizens who carry to protect themselves. The guns aren’t the problem it’s the people behind them. But just because there are bad people with guns doesn’t mean good people shouldn’t have guns. Carry to protect yourself, family, and others. You wouldn’t have a problem with a good guy carrying in Walmart, if someone decided to come in there and shoot up the place, but the good guy carrying takes out the bad guy murdering people.
thats not a draco…
Right.