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The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) Department on Wednesday arrested two males accused of committing a collection of armed carjackings throughout Washington, D.C.
Authorities have arrested and charged Mekhi L. Staton, 19, of Maryland and George C. Turrentine, 18, of D.C. for his or her involvement in a number of carjacking incidents, USPC stated in a press launch.
On Tuesday round 5 p.m., a USCP patrol officer observed a stolen Mercedes C-Class automobile driving eastbound on Independence Avenue SE and tried to cease it, however the automobile’s occupants drove away, blowing by way of cease indicators and crimson lights in Capitol Hill.
“It even went the wrong way down a one-way street and clipped a car before it crashed into parked cars near 12th Street and Independence, SE, where the stolen car stopped,” USCP stated.
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An officer then approached the automobile, observed a gun close to Staton, who was driving the stolen Mercedes, and “stopped the driver from reaching for it.”
Staton and Turrentine have been “believed to be armed and dangerous and wanted for open cases across the region.”
Officers recovered a 9 m.m. “ghost gun” from the stolen automotive. The gun had a high-capacity feeding system “capable of holding 31 rounds,” USCP stated.
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Staton is charged with unauthorized use of a automobile, fleeing a legislation enforcement officer/reckless diving, carrying a pistol and not using a license, possession of unregistered ammunition, illegal possession of a firearm, possession of a large-capacity ammunition feeding system and receiving stolen property of $1,000 or extra.
Turrentine can also be charged with unauthorized use of a automobile.
D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) additionally introduced on Wednesday the arrest of a 17-year-old male carjacking suspect accused of getting right into a rideshare driver’s automobile and holding him at gunpoint whereas demanding that he exit the automobile.
The nation’s capital recorded almost 300 carjacking offenses as of Aug. 1 — a 37% enhance in comparison with final 12 months, in accordance with WUSA 9.
MPD Chief Robert Contee stated in July that the division was deploying “bait cars” in an effort to entice suspects.
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Back in February, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s workplace introduced a partnership between MPD and the neighboring Prince George’s County Police Department to fight comparable tendencies in a rising variety of juveniles committing carjacking crimes.
“We have seen a troubling increase in carjackings across our region, driven in large part by juveniles,” Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks stated in a press release on the time. “Our ecosystem is damaged, and while we are doing everything we can to resolve this issue, it cannot be solved by government and police departments alone. We need our community and families to step up and join us by wrapping their arms around these kids, because they are the future of our community.”