Wilmington Police have arrested a Maryland man on gun and drug charges.
Officials said on July 23 at approximately 9:43 p.m., police on patrol conducted a vehicle stop in the 600 block of North West Street. Police made contact with the operator, 24-year-old Kinjurm Allen of Maryland, who then fled in the vehicle. A few moments later, Allen fled from the vehicle on foot and was quickly taken into custody without incident in the 500 block of Lafayette Boulevard. Police recovered a loaded 9mm handgun with an obliterated serial number, .2 grams of cocaine, and 2 grams of marijuana.
Allen was charged with the following offenses in addition to traffic violations:
Possession of Untraceable Firearm
Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony
Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
Possession of a Firearm while also in Possession of a Controlled Substance
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Criminal Mischief Under $1,000
Possession of Marijuana
He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $26,700 secured bail.
