Springfield man on probation arrested with loaded firearm
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A man from Springfield, who is on probation for armed assault with intent to murder, was arrested on Friday for being found in possession of a loaded firearm.
In a news release from the Springfield Police Department, the Springfield Police Firearms Investigation Unit received information that 22-year-old Eric Brown was in possession of a firearm.
Springfield man arrested for allegedly shooting at home with child inside
Officers set up surveillance and observed him leave a home on Northampton Avenue and get into the back of a car.
When the vehicle came to a stop on Mattoon Street and Brown got out of the car, detectives stopped him and found a loaded firearm in his jacket pocket. He was arrested and charged with the following:
Carrying a Firearm without a License
Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License
Firearm Violation with 1 Prior Violent/Drug Crime
Police said that he is on probation after being found guilty of armed assault with intent to murder in connection with a January 2022 shooting.
WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.
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