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Wilmington Police have arrested three men on gun charges.

On July 2, at approximately 11:23 a.m., members of the Safe Streets Task Force conducted a vehicle stop in the 400 block of Spruce Street. Police made contact with the driver – 18-year-old Ahjir Black – who was found to be wanted on an unrelated matter, and taken into custody without incident. Following a brief investigation, police also took two passengers – 18-year-old Ahmaj Boyd and 19-year-old Kevin Nash into custody without incident, and recovered a loaded 9mm handgun.

Ahjir Black has been charged with the following offenses in addition to his outstanding warrant:

• Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
• Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
• Endangering the Welfare of a Child

He was arraigned in the New Castle County Court of Common Pleas and was committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $11,000 cash-only bail.

Ahmaj Boyd has been charged with the following offenses:

• Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Prohibited – Two Counts
• Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon

He was arraigned in the New Castle County Court of Common Pleas and was committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $20,000 cash-only bail.

Kevin Nash has been charged with the following offenses:

• Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
• Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon

He was arraigned in the New Castle County Court of Common Pleas and was committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $10,000 cash-only bail.