Police have made an arrest in a parking dispute in Southwest.
On Dec. 29 at around 1:30 p.m., a man told officers that he parking his vehicle on the 900 block of Maine Avenue SW, just west of District Square at The Wharf.
It was then that the suspect, who wanted the same parking space, rolled down his vehicle window and pointed a handgun at the driver who had just parked.
Officers located the suspect’s vehicle parked nearby. Using CCTV footage, officers found the suspect inside of a nearby restaurant. A firearm was recovered from the suspect.
As a result of the on-scene investigation, a 25-year-old Silver Spring, Maryland resident was placed under arrest and charged with Carrying a Pistol Without a License (Outside Home or Place of Business), Possession of Unregistered Firearm/Unlawful Possession of a Firearm or Destructive Device, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun).
