Police Charge Student With Possessing A Firearm At A Charter School
Monday, September 8, 2025, 7:30 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
WASHINGTON, DC.- On Thursday, following an investigation, a 19-year-old Washington, D.C., man was taken into custody and jailed after being charged in connection with possessing a machine pistol at a Charter School in Northwest, D.C.
According to D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith, on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, members of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s Second District responded to the SEED Public Charter School located on the 1700 Block of G Street in Northwest, D.C., after receiving a report of a school staff member finding a handgun on a student. The school staff member quickly took possession of the firearm before the student, identified as James Brewer, 19, of Southeast, D.C., fled school property.
Police Recover Pistol Equipped With A “Switch”
Upon arrival, Police Officers quickly recovered the handgun from the school employees. Police Officers, upon inspection of the firearm, determined that the handgun had been equipped with a conversion device commonly known as a “Switch,” which converts the firearm from a semi-automatic pistol to a fully automatic pistol.
Detectives File Charges On Thursday
On Thursday, September 4, 2025, as a result of the ensuing investigation, Detectives of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, with the assistance of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, located and arrested Brewer. Following being taken into custody, Brewer was formally charged with Carrying a Pistol Without a License; Possession of a Certain Dangerous Weapon; Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device; and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition.
Brewer was processed on the charges and was remanded to the D.C. Central Detention Facility pending future court proceedings in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
“The rules of the court require us to include a statement that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.”
