Man Charged with Firing AK-47 in Washington Grove Lane Backyard, Other Weapons Found
Kenneth Wayne Barney, Jr. was taken into custody and was charged with both discharging a firearm in an urban area and reckless endangerment, police said.
Montgomery County police seized four weapons from a Gaithersburg home Sunday morning after officers responded to a complaint of the sound of shots on Washington Grove Lane. Upon arrival, officers encountered a 38-year-old Washington Grove resident whom police said admitted to discharging his AK-47 in his backyard. The man, identified as Kenneth Wayne Barney, Jr., was taken into custody and charged with both discharging a firearm in an urban area and reckless endangerment. Detectives from the Firearms Investigations Unit responded to the scene and recovered the AK-47, a .12 gauge shot gun and two handguns within the house, police said. Montgomery County police spokesperson Capt. Paul Starks told The Gazette an investigation is ongoing and…
Greg Cohen
1:12 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012
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