WORCESTER – Worcester Police officers and members of the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested a fugitive who had an arrest warrant in connection with a shooting at Foxwoods Casino.
Around 12:05 PM on Thursday, January 7, officers located Barry Jumpp, 29, of Hitchock St. in a vehicle in the parking lot of a business on Burncoat St.
Jumpp remained in the vehicle when the driver, 27-year-old Gregucci Poitevien, went inside the business.
Jumpp was placed under arrest, and officers located a loaded, stolen handgun on his person.
When officers entered the store, Poitevien removed a firearm from his waistband and attempted to hide it. He was placed under arrest. Neither Jumpp nor Poitevien have a license to carry firearms, and both of the firearms were stolen.
Jumpp is charged with being a Fugitive from Justice on a Court Warrant, Carrying a Firearm without a License, and Receiving Stolen Property over $1200. Poitevien is charged with Carrying a Loaded Firearm, Improper Storage of a Firearm, and Receiving Stolen Property under $1200. They will be arraigned in court.
