BOSTON (WHDH) - A man is facing weapons charges after police say they recovered a loaded long rifle while responding to a report of a person with a gun in Dorchester on Monday.
Officers responding to a radio call for a person with a gun in the area of 381 Centre St. about 8 p.m. learned that four males had been seen arguing and one of them appeared to be holding a rifle, according to police.
After spotting the suspect, police detained Paul Brown, 33, of Dorchester, as he came out of a driveway.
He was arrested on weapons charges after a Mossberg International 71ST .22-caliber long rifle with a magazine containing 23 rounds was found leaning up against a chain-link fence in the driveway.
He is expected to be arraigned Tuesday in Dorchester District Court on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of a large-capacity feeding device, and carrying a rifle or shotgun on a public way.
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