WASHINGTON (DC News Now) -- Metro Transit police said a wanted man was arrested after boarding a public transit bus with a loaded shotgun Tuesday morning. Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) said on X that that someone boarded an X2 route bus when an officer in plain clothes stopped them for not paying the fare. Woodbridge man arrested for robbery, hitting employees at Jimmy John’s, police say Police said officers were on patrol for people evading fares, after WMATA announced a crackdown on fare evaders last week. WMATA General Manager Randy Clarke told reporters Wednesday that 70 percent of bus riders avoid paying fares, calling it, "unacceptable." MTP told DC News Now that an officer asked 30-year-old Gerald Evans to show his ID in order to issue a citation for avoiding the X2 bus fare, at 4th and H streets Northwest around 10:30 Tuesday morning. Police say Evans refused to comply, and was arrested and searched; locating the loaded shotgun inside his coat. (Photo Courtesy: Metro Transit Police Department) DC prohibits people from carrying a concealed firearm in many cases, including on public transit. Authorities say the gun was stolen from Prince George's County, and Evans already faced an open warrant for theft in Anne Arundel County, Md. Police say Evans faces three gun-related charges, an ammunition charge and for fare evasion.