LEOMINSTER, MASS. (WHDH) - A Fitchburg man is facing weapons charges after police say they found a gun in his car after a traffic stop in Leominster on Thursday.
Troopers who stopped a gray Honda Civic for allegedly running a red light on Benson Street about 1 a.m. informed the driver, Robert Mojica, 22, of Fitchburg, that they were going to have to tow the vehicle when they realized his registration had been revoked, according to state police.
Although he initially refused to get out of the car, police say he eventually exited the vehicle and a .38-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver and .38-caliber bullets were found during an inventory of the car and a search of his person
Mojica is expected to be arraigned on charges including illegal possession of a firearm, improper storage of a firearm, carrying a dangerous weapon, possessing ammunition without an FID card, and possessing a firearm without an FID card,
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