BOSTON, MA — A Weymouth man was arrested early Friday morning after police recovered a loaded stolen firearm concealed beneath the rear seat of a vehicle during a traffic stop on Bowdoin Street.
Officers assigned to District B-2 arrested Taquari Milton, 31, of Weymouth, at approximately 12:15 a.m. on Friday.
Officers on patrol in the area of Dacia Street and Ingleside Street were responding to a 911 call reporting a possible gunshot.
While canvassing the area, officers observed a vehicle with heavily tinted windows traveling on Quincy Street toward Columbia Road.
Officers conducted a traffic stop at 252 Bowdoin Street.
Upon approaching the vehicle, both officers simultaneously observed the front passenger making furtive movements consistent with the concealment of a weapon.
Additional units were requested to assist.
Both occupants were given a lawful order to exit the vehicle.
A pat frisk of each individual yielded negative results.
Officers then conducted a further investigation of the vehicle’s interior.
During that investigation, officers noticed that the rear passenger seat was loose in a manner suggesting it had been previously lifted from its factory retention clips.
Upon slightly lifting the seat, officers discovered a loaded firearm concealed beneath it.
Subsequent queries confirmed the firearm, a Smith and Wesson M&P 9 Shield Plus, was reported stolen out of Revere.
The weapon was loaded with one round in the chamber and seven additional rounds in the magazine.
District B-2 Detectives responded to the scene and processed the firearm.
Milton was charged with carrying a firearm without a license (loaded), carrying a firearm without a license, possession of ammunition without an FID card, and receiving stolen property over $1,200.
He is expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court.
