Following a traffic stop, Southborough Police located a loaded and unregistered handgun. The driver was arrested and faces gun-related charges. (Photo Courtesy Southborough Police Department)
SOUTHBOROUGH — Chief Ryan Newell reports that the Southborough Police Department arrested a Washington state man on gun charges following a traffic stop.
JEREMY D. RHODES, 35, of YAKIMA, WASHINGTON, was arrested and charged with the following:
- Carrying a Loaded Firearm Without a License
- Possession of a Large-Capacity Feeding Device
- Possession of a Large-Capacity Firearm
- Possession of Ammunition Without an FID Card
- Attaching Wrong Plates to Conceal Identity
On Tuesday, Jan. 20, at approximately 11:19 p.m., Southborough Police Patrolman Jeremy McClosky spotted a vehicle traveling on Turnpike Road with a registration plate mostly obstructed by snow.
Officer McClosky initiated a traffic stop, identified the driver as RHODES and determined the vehicle’s Utah registration had been canceled and traced back to a different vehicle.
Following an inventory search prior to towing the vehicle, police discovered a loaded and unregistered handgun inside a blue backpack in the vehicle. The firearm had a 9mm round loaded in the chamber and eight more rounds in the magazine. An additional round was found underneath the driver’s seat.
The vehicle was towed from the scene and RHODES was transported to the Southborough Police Department for booking.
RHODES was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in Westborough District Court.
These are allegations. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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