BOSTON, MA — Two men were arrested early Tuesday morning on multiple firearm-related charges following a traffic stop in Dorchester.
Zion Ford, 18, of Boston, and Jamori Freeman, 21, of West Roxbury, were taken into custody by officers assigned to District B-3.
At approximately 12:42 a.m., a sergeant on patrol in the area of Blue Hill Avenue and Pasadena Road observed a vehicle with a defective brake light.
The sergeant activated his marked cruiser’s emergency lights and siren to initiate a traffic stop.
With the assistance of responding officers, police made contact with the vehicle’s occupants.
During the interaction, officers observed the rear passenger appearing to hunch over, prompting further investigation.
Officers issued an exit order for all occupants and conducted a pat frisk.
During the frisk, officers recovered two firearms from inside the vehicle.
Both suspects were immediately placed in handcuffs, and district detectives were called to the scene.
The first firearm was identified as a Smith & Wesson SD9 VE, loaded with one round in the chamber and seven rounds in the magazine, which has a capacity of 16 rounds.
Detectives noted that the firearm’s serial number had been scratched in an apparent attempt to deface it.
The second firearm was a Deterrence Dispensed Civilized Defense CDD 17.2 with an attached light.
It was loaded with one round in the chamber and 10 rounds in a 16-round-capacity magazine.
Detectives also noted that this firearm lacked a serial number.
Both suspects are expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court.
Ford faces charges of carrying a firearm without a license, possession of a firearm without an FID card, carrying a loaded firearm without a license, possession of a large capacity firearm and defacement of a firearm serial number.
Freeman faces charges of carrying a firearm without a license, possession of a firearm without an FID card, carrying a loaded firearm without a license and possession of a large capacity firearm.
