Four Firearms Charges Against Boston Man Dismissed Prior to Trial

The defendant is a Boston resident with no criminal record. On April 23, 2019 members of a local police department received information that a certain vehicle, described in great detail was occupied by a group of males one of whom was carrying a firearm. The information was provided by a proven reliable informant. Officers located the vehicle and ordered the males to exit. They pat frisked each occupant. The driver, our client, was found in possession of a firearm and a quantity of cocaine sufficient to charge trafficking. Our client was arrested and charged with trafficking cocaine G.L. c. 94C Section 32A, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony G.L. c. 265 Section 18B, possession of ammunition G.L. c. 269 Section 10h, carrying a firearm G.L. c. 269 Section 10a and carrying a loaded firearm G.L. c. 269 Section 10n. Many of those charges require mandatory state prison time upon a conviction. The defendant hired Attorney Stephen Neyman immediately. Today, all firearm charges were dismissed. The trafficking charge was reduced to possession and the defendant was placed on probation.

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