On February 14, detectives from the Springfield Police Firearms Investigation Unit set out to find a 17-year-old young man with an active arrest warrant. Late in the afternoon, they tracked him down as he reportedly got into the driver seat of a vehicle with a male passenger. The driver pulled onto the road, and the authorities pulled over the vehicle. When they initiated contact with the men, the deputies detained the juvenile. The passenger was identified as a 21-year-old from Springfield, and when the detectives searched him, they reportedly found him with marijuana.
According to reports, the detectives also searched the car, and they uncovered a trove of illegal items. According to a release from the Springfield Police Department, they found a firearm that was loaded with 13 rounds of ammo. They later learned someone in New Hampshire reported a missing gun that was believed to be the one they found. Additionally, 175 candy bars containing psychedelic (magic) mushrooms, nearly one and a half ounces of marijuana, 15.5 Oxycodone pills, and $830 believed to be obtained from selling narcotics were found.
The 21-year-old was taken into custody for multiple preliminary charges including three counts of possession with the intent to distribute a Class B drug, carrying a firearm without a license, carrying a loaded large capacity firearm without a license, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, receiving stolen property under $1,200, and conspiracy to violate drug law.
No additional information regarding the 17-year-old’s warrant, arrest, or potential charges has been released since he is underage.
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