MDTA Police Arrest Convicted Felon Found With Guns, Drugs
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore man was arrested and charged with illegally possessing guns and drugs on Saturday, MDTA police said.
An MDTA police officer stopped a 2015 Chrysler with a broken tail lamp near the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge to conduct a search, which found a loaded handgun and marijuana.
The driver, 27-year-old Laquan Graham, of Baltimore, claimed possession of the gun and drugs. Graham is prohibited from possessing a handgun due to a prior felony conviction, police said.
Graham is charged with illegally transporting a firearm, a prohibited person in possession of a handgun, possession of a controlled dangerous substance and driving with a suspended license.
Officers took Graham to a district court commissioner in Harford County, where he was ordered held without bond.
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