Mother and three children arrested in Hudson after allegedly brandishing firearm on social media livestream
Her children were not identified due to their ages.
The 17-year-old boy is facing multiple illegal gun charges, the statement said. The 14-year-old girls are charged with assault and battery on a police officer and assault with a dangerous weapon. One is facing the additional charge of interfering with a police officer, Hudson police said in a statement Tuesday.
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All three minors were also arraigned on Monday in Marlborough District Court, police said.
The four were arrested last Friday, the day after police 'were made aware' of a person brandishing a firearm on a social media livestream, the statement said.
With help from Southbridge police, investigators identified the 17-year-old and determined that he did not have firearms identification card, police said.
A search warrant was executed at one of the family's home on Green Street around 1:30 p.m. on Friday, where two other minors inside became verbally aggressive with police and tried to have a dog at the residence attack the officers, according to the statement and court records.
A 14-year-old made physical contact with an officer while police were attempting to de-escalate the situation, the statement said.
Dasilva was asked by police to wait outside as one of the minor's was being detained, the statement said. Police then watched Dasilva take one of the minor's phones while outside.
Police seized a fully loaded 9mm Taurus GX4 handgun and several rounds of ammunition inside of the home, the statement said.
'I would like to commend the efforts of the members of Hudson and Southbridge police who assisted in this investigation,' Hudson Police Chief Richard P. DiPersio said. 'Their commitment to sound, proactive police work plays an instrumental role in keeping the community safe.'
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