Medford Man Faces Gun Charge In Somerville

SOMERVILLE, MA — A Medford man is facing a gun charge following a traffic stop in Somerville. On Friday, May 3 around 6 p.m., a red Honda Accord was pulled over after it went through a red light at the intersection of Beacon and Washington streets, according to the police report.

Police identified the driver as 18-year-old Jeovani Robinson, of Medford, and his passenger as 20-year-old Robert Favreau, of Cambridge. While standing by the driver's side door, an officer saw Robinson slide his feet back in what appeared to be an attempt to hide something under the seat, police said.

A member of the narcotics unit told the officer to use caution around Favreau, who is known to carry guns, according to police. When asked, Robinson told the officer there were no weapons in the car, police said.

Both men were ordered out of the car and patted down. Police found a Nike shoebox in the car that had a Polymer80 Glock PF940CL loaded with 10 9mm rounds, according to the police report. A black Taurus PT 940 loaded with 10 .40-caliber rounds was also found under the driver's seat, police said.

Officers also confiscated a 9mm shell casing, a scale, several bags of THC products and more than $2,500 in cash from the pair, according to the report. Robinson and Favreau were charged with carrying a firearm with ammunition, possession of a firearm without FID card, failure to wear a seatbelt and possession to distribute a Class D drug. Robinson was also charged with failing to stop or yield.