Crime

18-Year-Old Arrested After Police Recover Handgun and Drugs in Gaithersburg

Gaithersburg Police Department officers arrested an 18-year-old male after responding to reports of a vehicle being driven erratically at a high rate of speed in a parking lot on Prism Place.

According to police, officers located the vehicle and observed signs of impairment in the driver. During the investigation, officers recovered a 9mm handgun with an obliterated serial number, marijuana, additional suspected controlled dangerous substances, and an AR-style airsoft rifle with its orange muzzle tip covered by black tape.

The driver was arrested without incident and transported to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, where he was formally charged.

Police did not specify the charges, provide the date of the incident, or release a photo of the suspect.