Fitchburg Man Arrested for Illegal Possession of Gun
Monday, February 18, 2019
PHOTO: MA State Police
Roberto Mojica, 22, was arrested and charged with illegal possession of a firearm, improper storage of a firearm, carrying a dangerous weapon, possession of ammunition without an FID Card and possession of a firearm without an FID Card.
He was also charged with multiple motor vehicle violations.
The Incident
Early Thursday morning just before 1:00 a.m. Massachusetts State Police Trooper Corey Sheehan, assigned to the Leominster Barracks, stopped a gray Honda Civic after he observed it run a red light on Benson Street in Leominster.
Trooper Sheehan also noticed the vehicle’s registration was revoked after performing an RMV inquiry.
The operator, identified as Mojica from Fitchburg, was informed that the vehicle was going to have to be towed due to the revoked registration.
At first Mojica refused to exit the vehicle but eventually did under his own will.
During the inventory of the vehicle prior to it being towed, Trooper Sheehan located a .38 caliber Smith & Wesson revolver.
Mojica was then placed under arrest, during a search of his person .38 caliber bullets, along with one spent casing, were found in his pocket.
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