Arrest Made In Medford Armed Robbery

MEDFORD, MA — A Somerville man has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery in Medford last week. Namron Holder, 23, and another man are accused of robbing a man at gunpoint in his Medford home.

On Wednesday, May 1, the man was contacted by an acquaintance he met at a night club about a month earlier, according to police. That person and another man arrived at his home around 10:30 p.m. brandishing guns, police said.

Holder had an Uzi-type semi-automatic submachine gun with a silencer attached and the other man had a pistol, according to police. The pair robbed the man of money, personal items and a "large quantity" of marijuana. The man reported the robbery at the police station the next day.

Investigators identified Holder as the man with the Uzi and went to arrest him at his Somerville home. There was a "significant delay" before he came out of the house, and NEMLEC SWAT was placed on stand-by. He was ultimately arrested without incident, police said.

Officers searched Holder's home and found an Uzi-style weapon with a noise suppressor, loaded with 29 bullets. He was charged with armed robbery, armed assault in a dwelling, kidnapping and possession of a firearm without an FID.

The investigation is ongoing. Police said the other suspect is described as a black man with a shaved head, approximately 23 years old.