FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 25, 2019
MDTA POLICE ARREST CONVICTED FELON
FOUND WITH GUN AND DRUGS
BALTIMORE, MD – On Saturday, Feb. 23, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police arrested a Baltimore man and charged him with illegally possessing a gun and drugs.
An MDTA Police officer stopped a 2015 Chrysler that had a broken tail lamp near the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge (US 40). A search of the vehicle revealed a loaded handgun and marijuana. The driver of the vehicle, 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.
The MDTA Police charged Graham 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.
After processing, officers transported Graham to a district court commissioner in Harford County, where he was ordered held without bond.
