D.C. Man Arrested In Silver Spring For Drugs, Gun: Police Report

SILVER SPRING, MD — A 19-year-old Washington, D.C., man has been arrested and charged with drug and firearm-related offenses that include possession of a loaded handgun in a vehicle, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession of a controlled dangerous substance with the intent to distribute.

On July 17 at approximately 11:39 p.m., an alcohol initiatives unit officer with the Montgomery County Department of Police was patrolling the area of Colesville Road and Georgia Avenue in downtown Silver Spring when he stopped a Hyundai Genesis in which Ahmad M. McKeithan was a passenger. According to a police report, the police officer detected the smell of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle.

During a search of the vehicle, officers located marijuana, several pills that were determined to be oxycodone and a loaded high-capacity 40-caliber handgun. During a search of McKeithan, officers located approximately $2,200 in currency. McKeithan told the officers that the handgun and the oxycodone pills belonged to him.

McKeithan is prohibited from possessing a firearm due to his age, according to the police department. McKeithan was arrested and transported to the central processing unit. He was released after posting $5,000 bond.