LA PLATA, Md. – On August 21 at 9:54 p.m., a patrol officer initiated a traffic stop in the area of Cecil Avenue near Kent Avenue in La Plata after observing a traffic violation.
Upon approaching the vehicle, a front seat passenger began trying to hide a cross-body bag that had been strapped across his chest.
A computer check on the passenger revealed he had an open warrant for failing to appear in court on a case from another county.
The passenger, Ricket Deashon Tucker, 30, of Capitol Heights, was arrested. The bag was located and a loaded semi-automatic handgun was recovered from underneath the passenger seat.
The gun had been reported stolen in Baltimore City. Further, Tucker is prohibited from possessing a firearm due to a previous felony conviction and a current protective order.
Tucker was charged with illegal possession of a firearm, illegal transportation of a firearm, illegal possession of ammunition, and other related charges. The driver was issued a warning.
On August 22, a judge released Tucker from the Charles County Detention Center on personal recognizance.
Officer Kerlin is investigating.
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) was accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) in 2001 and has since earned the highest rating of Excellence. Established in 1658, the CCSO is one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in the United States. For more information, visit www.ccso.us.
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Thank goodness and Demoncrats we have all those strict gun control laws.
It really helps. They were able to get that thug off the street for over 12 hours.
Thanks for sharing your low IQ with us, but I don’t think Thugs care about strict gun control laws.
“I don’t think Thugs care about strict gun control laws.”
How deep and profound!
Meanwhile, the Demoncrats keep ‘making up’ reasons to have MORE gun control laws, that won’t affect anything or anybody except people trying to defend their families, homes and themselves.
Of course they released him
This country is a joke and headed for major problems if we don’t do something soon
“Bluedog”, look up the word SARCASM…
Lately, they’re all doing the same “cookie cutter” crimes. Same stolen cars or guns, same open warrants, same ones trying to hide or toss their drugs & guns, same #1s, same ones who can’t possess a gun due to their felony convictions and on & on & on.
“On August 22, a judge released Tucker from the Charles County Detention Center on personal recognizance.”
Anyone wanna guess what he’ll be doing now that he’s been released back out in democrat run Maryland? Personal recognizance means nothing down here unless you’re a left wing liberal judge!
Just curious, when these judges and district court commissioners release these thugs on their own recognizance, do they return their guns to them upon release?
He rocks rough and tough with his afro puffs