BOSTON, MA — A traffic stop early Saturday morning led to the arrest of a suspect on multiple firearm-related charges.
Officers assigned to District 3 conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Blue Hill Avenue and Warren Street at about 1:35 a.m. on July 4, 2026.
Officers on patrol observed a gray Honda Accord traveling at a high rate of speed, passing Talbot Avenue in the direction of Columbia Road.
Officers safely conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Blue Hill Avenue and Warren Street.
Upon initial contact, officers observed the vehicle was occupied by three individuals.
Officers observed the rear passenger pull down the center armrest and, in a hurried manner, place an item through the passthrough which connects to the trunk of the vehicle.
Officers also observed the front passenger shaking, with his entire body appearing to be shivering.
At the time of the traffic stop, the weather was approximately 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
Officers removed the occupants from the vehicle and conducted a pat-frisk, which led to the removal of two folding knives from the occupants.
Officers conducted a pat-frisk of the vehicle.
After observing that the pass-through to the trunk had been manipulated, they conducted a pat-frisk of the trunk.
Inside the trunk, officers observed a blue backpack.
Officers conducted a pat frisk of the backpack and immediately felt an L-shaped object, and all occupants of the vehicle were placed into handcuffs.
District Detectives arrived on the scene and took custody of the firearm.
A subsequent inquiry determined that none of the occupants possessed a License to Carry Firearms.
The firearm recovered was a gold Glock 22, loaded with 17 .40-caliber rounds in a black large-capacity magazine capable of holding 22 rounds, with zero rounds located in the chamber.
Teyahn Turner-Simpson is expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court on charges of carrying a loaded firearm without a license, possession of a firearm, possession of a large capacity feeding device and possession of ammunition without an FID card.
