Crime & Safety

Loaded Gun Seized In Deale Traffic Stop, District Heights Man Arrested: Police

Police said they arrested a District Heights driver in Deale. Officers reported finding a loaded gun in his vehicle during a traffic stop.

The Anne Arundel County Police Department said it arrested 25-year-old Michael Anthony Jones II of District Heights on Sunday in Deale.
The Anne Arundel County Police Department said it arrested 25-year-old Michael Anthony Jones II of District Heights on Sunday in Deale. (Courtesy of the Anne Arundel County Police Department)

DEALE, MD — Police said they arrested a District Heights driver Sunday in Deale, charging him with a gun violation. Authorities identified the suspect as 25-year-old Michael Anthony Jones II.

An officer noted that they pulled Jones over around 9:20 p.m. and smelled marijuana. The Anne Arundel County Police Department explained that it searched the vehicle and found a loaded .45-caliber Glock 30 handgun and a small amount of marijuana.


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