Medford Man Accused Of Illegal Gun Possession

MEDFORD, MA — A Medford man is accused of illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition, according to Boston police.

The 26-year old man, whose name has not been released, was arrested and charged with one count each of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, police said. He was arraigned in Roxbury District Court.

On Friday around 9:30 p.m., officers assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force were patrolling near 516 Columbia Road in Dorchester when they conducted a CJIS query on a car whose registration was listed as revoked.

Officers stopped the vehicle and, after further investigation, found a .40 caliber firearm loaded with one round in the chamber and ten rounds in the magazine.

One additional magazine containing thirteen rounds of ammunition was also recovered.

No further information has been released.