BOSTON, MA — A traffic stop led to the arrest of a man and the recovery of a loaded firearm Friday evening in Dorchester.
Jakai Boswell, 23, of Dorchester, was arrested at about 5:45 p.m. May 1 in the area of 48 Hartford Street.
Members of the Youth Violence Strike Force and Massachusetts State Police Gang Unit were on patrol when they observed a motor vehicle operating with a severely cracked front windshield and an expired registration sticker.
Officers activated their emergency lights and sirens and conducted a traffic stop in the area of 48 Hartford Street.
As officers approached the vehicle to speak with the operator, he became confrontational, according to police.
The operator refused to provide documentation for the vehicle.
Officers determined the vehicle to be a rental, but the operator refused to produce proper documentation and remained defiant toward officers and their requests.
Following an investigation, the operator was removed from the vehicle.
On the rear passenger’s seat, officers located a backpack that contained a firearm.
The firearm was determined to be a Glock 22 .40 caliber firearm loaded with 19 rounds of ammunition.
Boswell is expected to be arraigned in Roxbury District Court on charges of carrying a loaded firearm without a license, carrying a firearm without a license, unlawful possession of ammunition and possession of a large capacity feeding device.
