Crime & Safety

Man In Marlborough Gun Incident Charged After Traffic Stop

Marlborough police had been looking for the 18-year-old after a gun incident at a Route 20 shopping plaza in January.

Marlborough police arrested an 18-year-old resident over the weekend on gun and drug charges.
Marlborough police arrested an 18-year-old resident over the weekend on gun and drug charges. (Neal McNamara/Patch)

MARLBOROUGH, MA — A Marlborough resident who was a suspect in a January gun-brandishing incident was arrested over the weekend after a traffic stop, according to police.

Near 10:30 p.m. Friday, A Marlborough officer spotted a car with an expired registration parked at Jaworek Elementary School. Police pulled the car over along Hosmer Street and arrested the driver.

Inside the car, police found a handgun, cell phones and an ounce of cannabis. The driver, an 18-year-old, was also wanted in connected to a Jan. 29 incident behind Market32. According to police, the 18-year-old flashed a gun at another person.

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The man, a Susan Road resident, was arrested on charges of possession of a firearm, assault with a dangerous weapon, class D drug distribution, possession of ammunition without a license and motor vehicle violations, according to Marlborough police.

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