CHELMSFORD – As a result of a yearlong investigation, the Chelmsford Police Department has charged a 25-year-old Nahant man with firing several gunshots into an ATM at a local ice cream stand in the summer of 2024.
DA’SEAN NORBERT, age 25, of NAHANT, was arrested on a warrant charging him with:
- Discharge of a Firearm within 500 Feet of a Building
- Willful and Malicious Destruction of Property over $1,200
- Disturbing the Peace
In the early morning hours of May 3, 2024, Chelmsford Police received multiple reports of loud bangs in the area of Sully’s Ice Cream Stand, 55 Graniteville Road. Later in the morning, police located eight spent shell casings in the parking lot of Sully’s, as well as damage to an outdoor ATM machine. The ATM machine was struck by gunfire several times, but the compartment containing cash remained undamaged.
Chelmsford Police subsequently released video surveillance images of the incident, including a photograph of a suspect and a photograph of a vehicle that the suspect left the area in — a gray Chevrolet Malibu.
Chelmsford Police also collected ballistics evidence at the scene and sent that evidence to the State Police Crime Lab. Ballistics evidence was processed by the State Police Crime Lab, and shared with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
Investigators, working with the ATF, were able to link the ballistics evidence collected in Chelmsford to a specific firearm. A lengthy investigation subsequently identified NORBERT as the registered owner of the firearm during the time of the incident in Chelmsford. NORBERT was also the registered owner of a Chevrolet Malibu during that timeframe.
As a result of the investigation, Chelmsford Police obtained an arrest warrant for NORBERT from Lowell District Court on Wednesday, Sept. 24. On Thursday, Sept. 25, at approximately 8:15 p.m., Nahant Police located NORBERT in their community and took him into custody without incident.
NORBERT was arraigned Friday in Lowell District Court, where he was ordered held on $1,000 cash bail. He was also ordered not to possess any dangerous weapons or firearms if he posts bail. His next court date is Nov. 7.
Chelmsford Police would like to thank Nahant Police, Providence, RI Police, Massachusetts State Police and the ATF for their assistance with this investigation.
These are allegations. All defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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