Springfield Police Officers Seize Four Illegal Firearms after Gun Call
Springfield Police Officers Seize Four Illegal Firearms after Gun Call
Springfield, Mass. --- At approximately 2:45 a.m. on Saturday July 26th, Springfield Police Officers assigned to Squad A, seized four illegal firearms including a large capacity Ghost Gun and arrested four suspects near the intersection of Taylor Street and Fairbanks Place.
Around 2:15 a.m., officers responded to the 500 block of Worthington Street for a gun call. Officers received information that there was a fight, and two suspects had guns.
Officers arrived and observed individuals matching the description of the suspects near the intersection of Taylor Street and Fairbanks Place. Assisting officers arrived and located four subjects inside a vehicle. The four occupants; 26-year-old Tyrease Arzola, 19-year-old Jordan Arkins, 19-year-old Ezier Santiago and a 17-year-old juvenile male were detained.
Inside the vehicle, officers recovered four firearms and a bundle (10 bags) of heroin. The four individuals inside the vehicle were placed under arrest.
One of the four firearms seized was a Ghost Gun capable of holding 31 rounds of ammunition. The name, booking photo and specific charges for the juvenile will not be released due to his age.
26-year-old Tyrease Arzola of Springfield is charged with:
- Possession of a Large Capacity Firearm during the Commission of a Felony
- Making a Firearm without a Serial Number
- Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License
- Improper Storage of a Large Capacity Firearm
- Improper Storage of a Firearm (Three Counts)
- Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card
- Possession of a Class A Drug
- Improper Storage of a Large Capacity Firearm near a Minor
19-year-old Jordan Arkins of Springfield is charged with:
- Making a Firearm without a Serial Number
- Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License
- Improper Storage of a Large Capacity Firearm
- Improper Storage of a Firearm
- Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card
- Possession of a Class A Drug
- Improper Storage of a Large Capacity Firearm near a Minor
19-year-old Ezier Santiago of Springfield is charged with:
- Possession of a Large Capacity Firearm
- Possession of a Class A Drug
- Making a Firearm without a Serial Number
- Improper Storage of a Firearm
- Improper Storage of a Large Capacity Firearm
- Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card
- Improper Storage of a Large Capacity Firearm near a Minor
- Carrying a Firearm without a License (Three Counts)