BOSTON, MA — Two men were arrested early Saturday morning after police recovered a loaded firearm during a traffic stop in Mattapan.
Officers assigned to District B-3 conducted the traffic stop in the area of 37 Harvard Street at approximately 2:16 a.m. on Jan. 10, 2026, after observing a motor vehicle operating with a defective headlight.
During the stop, officers observed the front-seat passenger wearing a ski mask and a ballistic vest.
Further investigation determined that the operator had a suspended driver’s license and an active warrant for his arrest.
The operator was placed under arrest, and a motor vehicle inventory search was conducted.
During the inventory search, officers located a firearm and a stun gun inside a bag within the vehicle.
Both occupants were taken into custody without incident.
Detectives assigned to District B-3 responded to photograph and process the scene.
The firearm recovered was identified as a Glock 43X, loaded with ten rounds of 9mm ammunition.
Justin Frederick Williams, 35, of Dorchester, was placed under arrest and charged with carrying a firearm without a license (third offense), possession of ammunition without an FID card (subsequent offense), possession of a large-capacity feeding device, use of body armor in the commission of a felony, carrying a stun gun without a license, and armed career criminal, firearm violation with three prior violent or drug convictions.
The operator of the vehicle, Darnell Buffong, 42, of Mattapan, was placed under arrest for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and was also found to have an active arrest warrant for operating an uninsured and unregistered motor vehicle and operating with a suspended registration.
Buffong was issued a Massachusetts Uniform Citation for the motor vehicle violation.
Both individuals are expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court.
