Three People, Including Juvenile, Nabbed On Gun Charges During Western Mass Stop, Police Say

Three Western Massachusetts residents, including a juvenile, have been arrested on gun charges after police allegedly found a firearm, stun gun, and shell casings during a traffic stop.

Samantha Gagnier and Nelson Lugo
Photo Credit: *Springfield Police Department*

Kathy Reakes

07/02/2021 11:30 a.m.

The incident took place around 2:15 p.m., Wednesday, June 30, when an alert was sent to officers of a suspect vehicle heading east on Boston Road, in Springfield.

During the stop, officers immediately spotted a firearm, which later determined to be a BB gun, on the car's floor, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police.

A further search of the vehicle turned up a loaded high capacity firearm, a stun gun, shell casing, and marijuana, Walsh said.

The two arrested included Nelson Lugo, age 23, and 31-year-old Samantha Gagnier, both of Holyoke. A 15-year-old juvenile was also held and is facing gun charges.

Lugo and Gagnier were both charged with:

Carrying a loaded firearm without a license
Carrying a firearm with a license
Improper storage of a large capacity firearm near a minor
Possession of ammunition without an FID card
Possession of an electric stun gun
Possession of a high capacity magazine

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