Officials: Armed man arrested at Upper Marlboro Courthouse

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (DC News Now) — Police arrested a man who they say was armed with a loaded gun at the Upper Marlboro Courthouse on Wednesday.

The Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office said in a release that around 2:30 p.m., a security officer spotted a black backpack while screening visitors who were entering the courthouse. The X-ray machine showed that the bag seemed to contain a gun.

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Officials instantly detained the person who put the bag on the machine. Deputies searched the bag, finding a fully loaded semi-automatic handgun.

Deputies took the suspect into custody and transported him for processing…

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