Three Arrested for Illegal Gun Possession in Montgomery County

Three Arrested for Illegal Gun Possession in Montgomery County
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD – Officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police’s 6th District Decentralized Community Action Team have arrested three individuals on multiple firearm-related charges. The arrests occurred on Wednesday, August 15, during a traffic stop near Montgomery Village Ave. and Arrowhead Rd.

Those arrested include 19-year-old Oliver Perez-Fierro of Montgomery Village, 19-year-old Osman Maldonado of Gaithersburg, and a 16-year-old also from Gaithersburg.

Officers conducted a search of a Black Honda Accord and discovered a black Privately Manufactured Firearm (PMF) along with multiple 9mm rounds. A subsequent search of Perez-Fierro yielded a loaded Glock 43 handgun also with multiple 9mm rounds.

All three suspects were transported to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit. Perez-Fierro and Maldonado have since been released on bond.

The Department of Police continues to investigate the case and the recovered firearms.

Three Arrested for Illegal Gun Possession in Montgomery County