Weapons arrest in Briggs Chaney area of Silver Spring

A traffic stop in the Briggs Chaney area of Silver Spring led to an arrest on weapons charges on October 14, 2024. At 11:17 PM that night near the intersection of Briggs Chaney Road and Old Briggs Chaney Road, Montgomery County police found a vehicle occupant to allegedly be in violation of multiple Maryland gun laws. 

D’Marco Sanderson, 26, of Silver Spring was arrested and charged with possession of a stolen firearm, failure to show registration for a machine gun, possession of a firearm used in a crime of violence or possessed by a convicted felon, illegal possession of ammunition, illegal possession of a registered firearm, handgun in vehicle, and loaded handgun in vehicle. Sanderson is being held without bond, according to Maryland court records. A preliminary hearing in the case has been scheduled for November 8 in Montgomery County District Court in Rockville.

Silver Spring man arrested in TD Bank robbery case (Photo)

Montgomery County Police have caught up to a bank robbery suspect in Silver Spring - and he is a Silver Spring resident. Cortez Tyrone Mason of Castle Boulevard was taken into custody by police on May 7, after DNA evidence allegedly pointed to him as the robber.

Mason, 31, is accused of entering the TD Bank at 3132 Briggs Chaney Road in Silver Spring at 10:12 AM on December 31, 2014, and passing a note to a teller announcing a robbery was taking place. The suspect obtained an undisclosed amount of cash from the teller, and fled towards the Briggs Chaney Shopping Center. The DNA referred to by police was found at the scene by detectives.

Mason has been charged with one count of Robbery, and is currently being held on a $250,000 bond.