MA Man Caught With Gun While Drunk At Glen Manor House: Portsmouth PD

PORTSMOUTH, RI — A Massachusetts man was arrested in Portsmouth on Sunday after police said he was caught with a gun outside the Glen Manor House while intoxicated.

Nelson Rivera of Chelsea, Massachusetts, was charged with carrying a pistol while intoxicated and license or permit required for carrying a pistol.

Around 3 a.m., officers conducting a patrol of the town-owned Glen Manor House property noticed a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot. Police said an officer approached the car, which had no one in it, and found several open alcoholic beverages, shotgun shells, and handgun ammunition.

Officers searched the area and found four people fishing on the dock on the Glen Manor House property. Also located on the dock were numerous alcoholic beverages, police said.

Police said they identified Rivera as the owner of the vehicle they found in the parking lot. While speaking with Rivera, police said they noticed obvious signs of intoxication.

Police said Rivera also told officers he had a gun concealed in his waistband. Officers located a nine-millimeter handgun tucked into his pants, as well as a loaded ten round magazine, police said. Rivera, who police said is not licensed to carry a concealed weapon, was then taken into custody. The other people fishing dispersed without incident.

Bail was set at $5,000 for River. As a condition of his bail, he was issued a no-trespass order for the Glen Manor House. He is scheduled to be re-arraigned Thursday in Second Division District Court in Newport.

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