SHREWSBURY – A vehicle stop in Shrewsbury led to an arrest on gun charges on Monday, April 24.
At around 2:40 AM, an officer pulled over a grey 2014 BMW at Lake Street and Boston Turnpike for a lane violation.
The officer arrested the driver, Javier Orellano-Linares Jr., 29, of Clinton, for Operating Under the Influence.
An officer observed a fanny pack at the feet of a passenger in the vehicle. Inside the bag, police discovered a Smith & Wesson M&P Shield, 40 caliber, with 6 rounds in the magazine and 1 round loaded into the chamber.
The passenger, Tyler Masciarelli, 32, of Marlborough, did not have a license to carry firearms.
Orellano-Linares faces charges for Operating Under the Influence and Marked Lane Violation.
Masciarelli faces charges of Possession of a Firearm without a License and Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License.
