BOSTON — An off-duty officer’s keen observations led to the arrest of two men on firearm charges in Mattapan on June 5.
Officers assigned to District B-3 arrested Marc Lemene, 20, of Avon, and Manuel Goncalves, 18, of Brockton, on firearm related charges.
At about 11:55 p.m., an off-duty officer was leaving the station when he heard over the radio a report of a large fight at 67 Wildwood Street.
The officer was passing the area when he observed two suspects and broadcasted a description.
One of the suspects made a motion of bringing his hands to the front of his waistband.
As officers arrived on scene, they immediately observed two individuals matching the description.
An officer approached one of the suspects and attempted to conduct a pat frisk.
The suspect tried to move the officer’s hands away from him and attempted to flee.
The officers were able to stop the suspect and felt the handle of a firearm.
A struggle ensued, and the suspect began to resist.
The suspect was seen reaching towards his waistband, but officers were able to safely place him into handcuffs.
A firearm was recovered from the suspect’s waistband.
Due to the presence of a firearm, the second suspect was placed into handcuffs.
After further investigation, a firearm was also recovered from his waistband.
The firearm recovered from Lemene was a Springfield Armory XP with one round in the chamber and fifteen rounds in the magazine.
The second firearm from Goncalves was a Taurus .40 caliber with a mounted laser attachment.
The firearm had a defaced serial number and was loaded with one round in the chamber and five rounds in the magazine.
Both suspects are expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court.
Lemene is charged with carrying a firearm without a license, possession of ammunition without an FID card, carrying a loaded firearm, possession of a large capacity firearm and resisting arrest.
Goncalves is charged with carrying a firearm without a license, possession of ammunition without an FID card, carrying a loaded firearm and defacing a firearm serial number.
