SOMERSET — Somerset police arrested a man Sunday evening after responding to reports of a disturbance and shots fired on O’Neil Road.
At approximately 6:40 p.m. June 1, the Somerset Police Department received a call from a resident reporting a male at the home was acting irrationally and causing a serious disturbance.
As officers responded, a second call came from a neighbor who reported hearing a shot fired.
The entire patrol shift arrived and was attempting to surround the home when a male suddenly exited the side door and walked across the property.
Detective James Cardella ordered the male to stop and keep his hands visible.
The male, identified as Marlik Anthony Cobe Booker, swore at officers and quickly shoved his hands in his pockets while refusing to stop.
Detective Cardella, along with Officers Amber Massa and William Goodale, took the male to the ground.
Officers controlled then removed Booker’s hands from his pockets and handcuffed him.
Upon pat frisking Booker, Detective Cardella located a loaded high capacity magazine in one of Booker’s pockets.
Booker was arrested after it was determined he did not possess a gun license in Massachusetts.
Officers entered the home to check for possible victims due to the reported gunshot.
Two people were inside the home and were uninjured.
A bullet hole was found in a wall in a second floor bedroom.
Lieutenant Adam DaRosa had officers secure the home so detectives could obtain a search warrant.
Detective Lieutenant Jason Matos and Detective Donald Cormier responded along with Rehoboth Police K9 Officer David Aguiar and his partner K9 Edo.
A search warrant was issued by the court and officers began searching the home.
Additional 9mm handgun ammunition and magazines were located and a fired shell casing was found in the same bedroom where the bullet hole was discovered.
A firearm secured in a locked container was located and seized but was later determined to belong to another person and was not fired that day.
The 9mm handgun was not located after a thorough search by officers and the specially trained gun recovery K9.
Police later learned a female had fled the home before officers arrived.
Officers interviewed her later in the evening but obtained no further information as she was not cooperative.
Marlik Anthony Cobe Booker of O’Neil Road was arrested and held on $15,000 cash bail and transported to the Bristol County Ash Street Jail.
He was arraigned at Fall River District Court on Monday, June 2.
Criminal charges included three counts of possession of large capacity feeding devices, possession of ammunition without an FID card and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling.
