A man with a loaded gun in his car and a device in his underwear that would be able to act like a machine gun, according to the court, was arrested last week for trying to speed away from Pentagon police officers outside the Pentagon. Was arrested later. The documents were reviewed by CBS News.
Prosecutors allege that Kalil Nagbe had a loaded gun with 16 rounds, one of which was in the chamber, when he was stopped at the Pentagon complex for a traffic violation – holding a phone while driving. Prosecutors say the Pentagon police officer who stopped him smelled marijuana and later ordered him out of his vehicle. According to prosecutors, Nagbe then jumped back into his car and attempted to speed away. “Multiple officers latched onto the vehicle,” the Justice Department court filing said, preventing the suspect from fleeing.
Court documents do not allege that Nagbe was planning to use a firearm at the Pentagon, but prosecutors said Nagbe injured an officer in a physical confrontation during the arrest. When he was stopped, Nagbe also had a Glock switch in his underwear, which enabled his semi-automatic firearm to become functionally fully automatic.
In a separate court filing, the Justice Department said Nagbe, who has a criminal history including a prior firearms charge, had 14 pounds of suspected marijuana in his trunk.
The injured police officer was treated for hand injury at a nearby hospital.
At first, a magistrate judge ordered Nagbe released on personal recognizance bond, but the federal government urged the magistrate to keep Nagbe in custody, and he is now being detained pending trial.
Alexandria Sheriff's Office
Nagbe is scheduled to appear in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, on Wednesday afternoon.
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