AVON, MASS. (WHDH) - A Boston man was arrested after police say they found an illegal loaded gun in his vehicle that was within grabbing distance of his three child passengers — including an unrestrained infant.
Troopers patrolling Route 24 southbound in Avon around 5 p.m. Thursday spotted a blue Volvo V70 traveling very slow in the right travel lane and determined that the Volvo’s license plate status was revoked, according to state police.
Following a traffic stop, troopers determined there were six passengers in the five-person vehicle, including three children — one of whom was an unrestrained infant.
The driver, Vincent Hyatt, 49, of Dorchester, was arrested after an improperly stored Smith & Wesson .38 special revolver was allegedly found within grabbing distance of the children.
Hyatt was arrested on charges of illegal possession of a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm, possession of a firearm with three prior violent/drug convictions, improper storage of a firearm, possessing a firearm without an FID Card, subsequent offense, wanton and reckless child endangerment, operating an uninsured motor vehicle with a revoked registration, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, and attaching wrong motor vehicle plates.
He was taken to the Dedham House of Corrections, where he was held on $25,000 cash bail pending his arraignment Monday in Stoughton District Court.
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