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Police Arrest Montgomery County Men Carrying Illegal Handguns on Intercounty Connector

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.
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Maryland Transportation Authority Police Officer Struck on the ICC

Maryland Transportation Authority Police Officer Struck on the ICC

Around 12:30PM Thursday, a Maryland Transportation Authority Police Officer was struck by a passing SUV on the ICC. The Officer was on the right shoulder of the Westbound ICC/MD-200 near MM 11.4, between New Hampshire Avenue and Layhill Road.

The Officer was just stepping out of their cruiser when they were hit. They were transported to an area Trauma Center with minor injuries. The Maryland Transportation Authority Police Criminal Investigations and Collision Reconstruction Units responded to the scene to assist.

Maryland’s “Move Over” laws require drivers approaching an emergency or maintenance vehicle using flashing lights while stopped on a highway to, if possible, make a lane change into an available lane not immediately adjacent to the emergency vehicle.

If moving to another lane away from the stopped emergency or maintenance vehicle is not possible, the law requires drivers to slow down to a speed that is safe for existing weather, road, and traffic conditions.

 

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