Two Arrested in Mansfield for Alleged Road Rage Incident in Sharon

From the Massachusetts State Police:

On Oct. 21 at 4 p.m., Trooper Michael Tryon, assigned to the State Police Barracks in Foxboro, was notified of a road rage incident that occurred on Route 95 southbound in Sharon. A motorist called 911 stating a gun had been pointed at him by a man in a Volkswagen. The caller gave the license plate of the vehicle and described the two male occupants. Trooper Tryon observed the vehicle traveling on Route 95 southbound in Mansfield and stopped it. The operator of the Volkswagen, Yomar Romero, 21 of Pawtucket, RI, was arrested for a default warrant out of Uxbridge District Court. The passenger, Justin Smith, 20, of Providence, RI, had a .32 caliber shell casing in his pocket. Inside the vehicle, a loaded .32 caliber Colt handgun was located, along with a box containing 28 rounds of ammunition and a Halloween mask. Neither man had a valid license to carry a firearm and both were arrested and transported to the State Police Barracks in Foxboro where they were booked and are being held on $10,000 bail each.

In addition to the warrant, Romero was charged with possession of a firearm without an FID Card, possession of ammunition without an FID card, and carrying a firearm without a license.

Smith was charged with carrying a firearm without a license, assault with a dangerous weapon, and possession of ammunition without an FID card.

Both men will be arraigned in Attleboro District Court Tuhursday morning.