Crime & Safety
Barnstable Gang Member's Old Man Disguise Fails: Police
A Barnstable gang member's elaborate old man disguise didn't fool police: in case you missed it.
SOUTH YARMOUTH, MA — A Hyannis man wanted in an investigation into the Nauti Street Gang, who was disguised in realistic "old man" makeup, was arrested Thursday in South Yarmouth, according to the Massachusetts District Attorney's office.
Shaun Miller, 31, was arrested pending a detention hearing scheduled for Aug. 31. In April, Miller, along with several others was indicted and wanted as part of a larger criminal complaint into the Nauti Street Gang, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. At least 12 others in the complaint have been indicted on firearms and drug trafficking charges.
On Thursday, officers surrounded a residence in South Yarmouth where Miller was believed to be staying. Authorities ordered Miller to come out of the residence, but Miller came out looking like a much older version of himself, according to the DA.
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Officers determined the "elderly man" was in fact Miller and placed him under arrest — but only after pulling off the disguise.
The disguise used by Miller, image via Barnstable Police DepartmentA search of the residence yielded loaded weapons and nearly $30,000 in cash. Miller was wanted on the charge of possession of heroin with the intent to distribute.
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United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; Mickey D. Leadingham, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Boston Field Division; Barnstable Police Chief Paul MacDonald; and Yarmouth Police Chief Frank Frederickson, made the announcement Friday.
The federal case against Miller is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Rosen of Ortiz’s Narcotics and Money Laundering Unit, according to a statement from the DA.
Earlier this year, the Nauti gang was the target of an undercover sting by federal and local authorities on Cape Cod. Thirteen alleged gang members were arrested; three were charged with murder. Police said the gang ran a large heroin distribution ring on the Cape.
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