Virginia
Springfield Man Convicted After Deputies Find Explosives During Eviction
Amer Taisir Zghailat Qaralleh, 42, a dual U.S.-Jordanian citizen, was found guilty of possessing an unregistered firearm and improper storage of explosive materials following a trial in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
According to evidence presented at trial, Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office deputies served a writ of eviction at Qaralleh’s Springfield residence on March 18, 2025. During a protective sweep of the home before movers entered, deputies saw several firearms in plain view and secured four of them, including a sawed-off shotgun.