Crime & Safety
Massachusetts Man Arrested on Gun Charges
Theft charges also involved in the case, police said.
A Massachusetts man has been arrested in Vernon for carrying a stolen handgun in the state, police said.
Vernon police were not specific about where Maureis Mitchell was taken into custody, but did outline a plethora of charges against him. A larceny and burglary were also involved, police said.
The charges include:
• Third-degree burglary.
• Carrying a gun without a permit.
• Conspiracy to commit third-degree burglary.
• Conspiracy to commit fifth-degree larceny.
• Conspiracy to steal a firearm.
• Illegal transfer of a stolen revolver.
• Fifth-degree larceny.
• Theft of a firearm.
Mirtchell, 19, lives at 1 Resiner Road, Randolph, MA, just outside Boston, police said.
He is scheduled to appear in court today.
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