Per Maryland Transportation Authority Police:
ICC DETACHMENT OFFICERS RECOVER TWO ILLEGAL FIREARMS DURING WEEKEND TRAFFIC STOPS
MDTA Police Officers assigned to the Intercounty Connector (ICC) Detachment recovered two illegal firearms during traffic stops in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties last weekend.
Shortly after 3 a.m. on Saturday morning, an ICC Detachment officer stopped a silver BMW sedan for equipment and registration violations near U.S. 29 and Greencastle Road in Montgomery County. During the stop, officers learned that the driver, 23-year-old Sheldon Smith of Silver Spring, was in illegal possession of a loaded handgun. Smith was taken into custody and transported to the Montgomery County Detention Center without incident.
On Saturday night shortly after 8 p.m., an ICC Detachment officer was on patrol on eastbound MD-200 near Konterra Drive in Prince George’s County when he stopped a black Lexus sedan for traffic and equipment violations. During the stop, the officer detected signs of impairment and the driver was arrested for DUI. During a search of the vehicle, officers recovered various illegal drugs and a loaded handgun. The driver, 39-year-old Robert Barrow of Colesville, was transported to the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections without incident.
