A 20-year-old Elkridge man is facing charges after Anne Arundel County police say he tried to hide a loaded handgun while riding in the back seat of a car pulled over in Curtis Bay early Sunday morning. Officers stopped the vehicle for a traffic violation near Kembo Road and Swan Creek Drive, and during that stop, they say they caught Luis Eduardo Pineda Perdono attempting to conceal the weapon.
According to WBFF, Pineda Perdono was riding as the rear passenger when officers approached the car. He was arrested and charged in connection with attempting to conceal the loaded handgun, the station reported. Per an Anne Arundel County Government release, the stop was initiated by officers from the department's Eastern District at approximately 12:20 a.m. on September 6, and the case is logged under case number 26-728513.
Where the Stop Happened
The intersection of Kembo Road and Swan Creek Drive sits in Curtis Bay, near the Patapsco River, the Cox Creek Dredged Material Containment Facility and the Swan Creek Wetlands, according to the Maryland State Archives. Curtis Bay is a Baltimore neighborhood bordering Anne Arundel County, and this particular corridor falls under county jurisdiction. Patrol coverage there runs through the Anne Arundel County Police Department's Eastern District, which operates out of a regional station on Pasadena Road in Pasadena.
Because Pineda Perdono is 20, he falls under Maryland Public Safety Code Section 5-133(d), which bars anyone under 21 from possessing a regulated firearm such as a handgun, according to Westlaw. Separately, Maryland Criminal Law Code Section 4-203 addresses transporting or carrying a handgun inside a motor vehicle, per FrizWoods.
Part of a Broader Pattern of Roadside Gun Seizures
The arrest fits into a larger pattern of firearm recoveries during traffic stops across Anne Arundel County. The broader pattern also includes firearm seizures during traffic stops. Law-enforcement technology, including automated license plate readers, is among the tools used in policing.
Curtis Bay has seen other recent gun-related arrests. Hoodline reported on a Baltimore man charged just days earlier after a loaded handgun was found in a vehicle at a Curtis Bay warehouse. Regional law enforcement has also leaned on multi-agency cooperation; a federal grand jury indictment announced in July charged 14 Baltimore men in a federal investigation into a West Baltimore drug operation, and seven firearms were seized, according to the IRS Criminal Investigation division.
The Anne Arundel County Police Department is handling the case. It remains unclear what specific traffic violation prompted Sunday's stop, whether the handgun had been reported stolen or lacked a serial number, or whether the driver or any other occupants of the vehicle face charges alongside Pineda Perdono. Those details had not been released as of publication.
