Crime & Safety
Loaded Firearm, Narcotics Found During Traffic Stop In Reston: Video
Fairfax County Police took a rifle with an extended drum magazine out of the hands of a convicted felon in Reston on Wednesday night.
![A Fairfax County Police officer finds a loaded firearm during a traffic stop in Reston on Wednesday night.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/23738464/20240712/113043/styles/patch_image/public/sfe___12112837994.png)
RESTON, VA — A 45-year-old Sterling man is facing multiple charges, including being in possession of narcotics with a firearm, after he was stopped by a Fairfax County Police officer in Reston on Wednesday night.
An officer on patrol around 9:10 p.m. in the South Lakes Drive and Southgate Square area spotted a vehicle displaying a license plate that belonged to another vehicle, according to police. After making a traffic stop, the officer saw narcotics inside the vehicle. During a search of the vehicle, the officer found suspected narcotics, narcotic paraphernalia, and a loaded rifle with a 100-round extended magazine.
The officer arrested Shannon Maxwell of Sterling and charged him with fictitious plates, possession of schedule I/II narcotics, possession of narcotics with a firearm, carrying a concealed firearm, possession of a magazine with a capacity over 20 rounds, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to police. Maxwell was taken the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where he was held without bond.
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FCPD posted the following video to social media on Thursday.
Guns & Drugs Last night Reston District NPU officers took a rifle with an extended drum magazine out of the hands of a convicted felon who was also in possession of suspected narcotics. Not in our county #OperationPressCheck pic.twitter.com/XakR2KxAZH
— Fairfax County Police (@FairfaxCountyPD) July 11, 2024
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