WORCESTER – Police engaged a vehicle for a traffic stop on Salisbury St. on Saturday, January 9, leading to two teens facing firearms charges.
Police engaged the vehicle in the parking lot of St. Mary’s church around 3 AM. The driver, a 17-year-old juvenile, fled the scene on foot and was later found hiding under brush on the property of Assumption College.
During the investigation, police located a loaded firearm in the vehicle the juvenile was driving .
The passenger in the vehicle, Nathan Russel, 19, of Worcester, faces the following charges:
- Trespassing
- Possession of a Large Capacity Firearm
- Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License
- Carrying a Firearm without a License
- Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card
The juvenile driver faces the following charges:
- Possession of a Large Capacity Firearm
- Improperly Storing a Large Capacity Firearm
- Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License
- Carrying a Firearm without a License
- Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card
- Disorderly Conduct
- Disturbing the peace.
