A College Station police officer seeing a car exiting the mall Friday night (December 12) without signaling then saw a gun being thrown out of the car.
The car did not stop until it was in another parking lot.
With the assistance of more CSPD officers and the Bryan police department’s SWAT team, two 18 year olds and a 19 year old were arrested.
CSPD’s arrest reports say the gun that was thrown out and a second gun that was found nearby were both illegally modified to become automatic weapons.
An 18 year old passenger, Dutaveon Rogers of College Station, was charged with possessing prohibited weapons and evidence tampering. As of December 15, Rogers remains jailed in lieu of bonds totaling $70,000 dollars. Jail records show this is the fourth time he has been booked since February 19th. And court records show Rogers is awaiting three trials, one for felony possession of a prohibited weapon and misdemeanor charges of escape and unlawful carrying of a weapon.
The driver, 19 year old Brandon Deon Turner Jr. of Bryan, is out of jail after posting bonds totaling $4,000 dollars on charges of fleeing an officer and interfering with public duties.
A second passenger, 18 year old Ladarious Johnson of Bryan, is out of jail after posting a $2,000 dollar bond on a misdemeanor charge of possessing marijuana.
