On
Friday night April 8th at approximately 11:20 PM, patrol officers responded
to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the area of La Fonda Ave and Prospect
Heights. Officers located this car that matched the
description driving through the area.
A
routine check of the license showed the registration expired in May 2015, even
though it was displaying a tab for 2016.
Officers stopped the car in the 800 block of Prospect Heights to
investigate.
During
the stop, it was determined the driver had a suspended driver’s license. Both the driver and one of his two passengers
were on probation with active search terms.
Officers
also contacted Mr. Denzel Sumpter who was a passenger in the right rear seat of
the car. Mr. Sumpter was uncooperative
and continually fidgeted with his pockets and waistband of his pants. As officers attempted to pat-search Mr.
Sumpter, he broke away and ran from them.
Officers caught Mr. Sumpter near Morrissey Blvd and Prospect Heights. During the struggle, Mr. Sumpter discarded a
firearm that landed in the middle of the street.
After
a prolonged struggle, officers took Mr. Sumpter into custody and recovered the
firearm.
The
firearm is a Kel Tec 9mm handgun.
Officers noticed the serial number had been partially removed from the
firearm as shown here:
Back
at the vehicle, Officers located several rounds of 9mm ammunition and an
extended magazine for the firearm. Officers
also seized a small amount of marijuana from the car.
The
driver of the car was cited for driving on a suspended driver’s license and the
car was towed.
Mr. Denzel Sumpter, (23 years old - Oakland resident) was booked
into County Jail for charges related to possession of the firearm including the
illegal magazine and serial number that had been removed. He was also charged with resisting arrest.
