Local Business Owner Found Not Guilty of Carrying a Firearm and Possession With the Intent to Distribute Class C Drugs After Jury Trial

The defendant is a local business owner who owns multiple businesses including car rental companies and apartment complex rentals. In April of 2019 he was under investigation by local law enforcement for drug dealing and gun possession. The defendant had been seen engaging in drug sales. He and his associates were known to carry guns. After over a month of surveillance and controlled drug buys our client was seen by undercover officers selling drugs. He was stopped and searched. Underneath his seat police located a handgun. He did not have a license to carry. The gun was loaded. The officers also found a significant quantity of a class C drug. Our client was arrested and charged with carrying a gun without a license, G.L. c. 269 section 10(a), carrying a loaded firearm, G.L. c. 269 section 10(n) and possession with intent to distribute a class C drug, G.L. c. 94C section 32B. He hired our office to represent him. The trial was delayed significantly due to COVID. Today, the case finally made it to trial. The defendant was found not guilty of all charges.

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