State Police Arrest 2 and Seize Gun in Stoneham

On January 20, 2007, at about 11:25 p.m., State Police arrested two men on Route 93 South, just south of exit 35 in Stoneham, for motor vehicle violations and unlawful possession of a handgun.

Trooper Brian Sweet of the State Police Barracks in Medford was on patrol on Route 93 South in Stoneham when he observed a 2003 Acura 3.2 CL, which was following another vehicle too closely. He attempted to stop the vehicle, but the operator refused to stop. During a short pursuit, an object was observed to have been thrown from the interior of the vehicle. The driver, 22-year-old Michael Peguero of Lawrence, subsequently pulled over just south of exit 35. Peguero was placed under arrest for Failing to Stop for a Police Officer and Following too Closely.

Trooper Jeffrey Boutwell (State Police K-9) searched the area where the object was observed to be thrown and discovered an object consistent in description to what was observed thrown from the vehicle. That object was determined to be a white sock containing a loaded .22 caliber revolver.

Peguero and his passenger, 28-year-old Ronnie Adames of Methuen, who was also subsequently arrested, were charged with Possession of a Firearm without a Permit and Possession of Ammunition without a Permit. Peguero was additionally charged with littering. Both men were booked at the State Police Barracks in Medford and held without bail. They will be arraigned on Monday in Woburn District Court.

Trooper Sweet was assisted in this investigation by members of the State Police Community Action Team.

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