Police In Texas Knew Of Couple Arrested With Guns In Tewksbury

TEWKSBURY, MA -- The Frisco, TX Police Department received three calls regarding a couple that was arrested last month after police discovered a stockpile of weapons in their Tewksbury hotel room. Officer James Willis said none of the calls his department received regarding Francho S. Bradley, 59, and Adrianne D. Jennings, 40, both of Frisco, TX, appear to have resulted in an incident or offense report.

Bradley and Jennings are being held without bail after being charged with 8 counts of possession of a large capacity firearm, 19 counts of possession of a large capacity feeding device, 3 counts of possession of a silencer, 8 counts of improper storage of a large capacity firearm, improper storage of a firearm, possession of a firearm without a license, possession of ammunition without a license, possession of a bump stock, and 3 counts of possession of an infernal machine. Jennings maintains they were in Massachusetts for Bradley's job interview and had brought the weapons rather than leaving them in their empty home.

Meanwhile, ballistics tests on the weapons confirm that they were operable. An AK-47, an AR-15 with a grenade launcher, a large capacity shotgun, a bump stock and numerous rounds of ammunition were among the items seized on March 25.

In a statement, Tewksbury Police said Bradley called them to the Marriott Residence Inn on Andover Street to report a suspected break-in. Bradley said he was not at the hotel but a video surveillance camera he had installed on the room to the door had cut out. he told police he was worried because there was a firearm in the room.

Police went to the hotel room. While investigating, police noticed several large-capacity firearms and ammunition in the room, including several long guns wrapped in a flight suit. After arresting Bradley and Jennings, police obtained a search warrant for their car, where they found more weapons, ammunition, large capacity feeding devices, and infernal machines.

Bradley claimed he was working for an secret government agency dealing with a virus, according to court record. Bradley, according to the Middlesex District Attorney's office, gave police a fraudulent Department of Defense badge when he was questioned.

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