ARLINGTON, MASS. (WHDH) - A 17-year-old is facing weapons charges after police say he led an officer on a chase in a car-sharing vehicle in Arlington on Tuesday afternoon.
The juvenile, whose name was not released because of his age, will be arraigned Wednesday on charges including possession of a large-capacity firearm without a license, possession of a large-capacity feeding device without a license, unlawful possession of ammunition, failure to stop for police, and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
An Arlington police officer who was monitoring traffic in the area of Mass. Ave and Pleasant Street around 2 p.m. attempted to stop a Ford Escape after the driver drove through a crosswalk while a woman and a child were attempting to cross, according to Arlington police.
But the driver sped away, leading the officer on a brief pursuit before turning onto Swan Place and reaching a dead end, where the driver and a passenger were detained without further incident.
During an inventory of the vehicle officers allegedly located a loaded firearm with a high-capacity magazine under the driver’s seat.
The passenger was released from the scene and was not charged.
No additional information was immediately available.
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