A D.C. man with a previous criminal record has been indicted for possessing a firearm after being arrested earlier this year. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Dajon Malloy, 29, faces federal gun charges as part of an initiative to tamp down on violent crime in the District of Columbia.
The U.S. Attorney for the District, Edward R. Martin Jr., along with officials from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Metropolitan Police Department, announced Malloy's indictment for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. According to the details highlighted by the U.S. Attorney's Office, the Metropolitan Police Department officers spotted Malloy carrying what appeared to be the shape of a concealed firearm on March 5. While detained pre-trial last Tuesday, it was found Malloy's crossbody satchel, removed from his satchel approximately nine bags of suspected marijuana and admitted to having contraband.
Upon questioning by the officers, Malloy initially denied owning any banned items but subsequently, admitted to possessing marijuana and a scale. "Malloy then removed from the satchel approximately nine bags of suspected marijuana," the U.S. Attorney's Office stated. The discovery of the substance prompted a search that led to the uncovering a handgun with a round in the chamber and additional ammunition. A database check confirmed the absence of a valid firearm license for Malloy in D.C., thereby exacerbating his legal woes due to prior convictions.
Malloy's criminal history, consisting of felony convictions for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in D.C., and Burglary in Maryland, has cemented his status as ineligible to legally possess a firearm. The case against him is a product of "Make D.C. Safe Again," an initiative headed by U.S. Attorney Martin focusing on the reduction of gun violence through aggressive prosecution of federal firearms offenses. As the U.S. Attorney's Office declaimed, all defendants, despite the gravity of allegations, maintain a cloak of innocence until their guilt is scrupulously established in the court of law.
