Maryland felon sentenced in D.C. for illegal possession of Glock near U Street corridor (DOJ)

Maryland Felon Sentenced in D.C. for Illegal Possession of Glock Near U Street Corridor

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

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U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia

WASHINGTON - Tyzell Myrick, 30, a previously convicted felon residing in Bowie, Maryland, was sentenced today in the District of Columbia to 33 months in federal prison for possessing a loaded Glock 22 .40 caliber pistol while on supervised release following a conviction for a violent gunpoint robbery, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

Myrick pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras on June 12, 2026, to a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon. In addition to the 33-month prison term, Judge Contreras ordered Myrick to serve three years of supervised release. Federal prosecutors had requested a 41-month prison sentence.

According to court documents, on August 17, 2025, about midnight, Metropolitan Police officers were on patrol near the Crown Gas station on Florida Avenue NW, just off the U Street corridor, when they spotted Myrick walking with the distinct shape of a firearm protruding from his pants. Myrick attempted to walk away and conceal his body from the police, but officers stopped him, recovered the Glock pistol, and arrested him.

The recovered firearm was loaded with one round of .40 caliber ammunition in the chamber, and an additional 20 rounds in its 22 round capacity magazine.

At the time of his arrest, Myrick was on supervised release for the July 2017 gunpoint robbery of a GameStop in Maryland. On September 17, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland sentenced Myrick to six months in prison for the robbery and 84 months for brandishing a firearm.

This case was investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - Washington Field Office.   

The matter was prosecuted under the Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful initiative by Assistant U.S. Attorney David Liss. Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful is a law enforcement initiative in support of President Trump's Executive Order to crack down on gun violence, prioritize federal firearms violations, pursue tougher penalties, and seek detention for federal firearms violators. 

Still from police body-worn camera showing the recovery of the firearm from Myrick's pants.

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Updated September 30, 2026