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Woman, Man Nabbed For Shooting Paintballs At Random People In Western Mass, Police Say

A woman already on federal probation and a man are facing charges for allegedly randomly firing paintballs at people exercising in Western Massachusetts, authorities announced.

A man and woman were arrested for firing paintballs at random residents in Western Massachusetts, Springfield police announced.

A man and woman were arrested for firing paintballs at random residents in Western Massachusetts, Springfield police announced.

Photo Credit: Springfield Police Department

The incident was reported Monday, July 12 in Hampden County.

The Springfield Police Department received the report at approximately 1:30 p.m. from a person who said she had been shot by a paintball gun while walking along Breckwood Boulevard by a shooter in a moving pick-up truck.

Minutes later, a second victim reported being shot by a paintball gun while going for a run on Plumtree Road in a pick-up truck that matched the description of the initial shooting.

According to police, investigating officers were able to track down the suspected pick-up truck, which was stopped on the 1300 block of Allen Street.

The driver, Springfield resident John Sosa, was allegedly driving the pick-up truck with a suspended license, while the passenger, Jaime Negron-Hernandez, also of Springfield, was found sitting on a loaded gun.

Police noted that a loaded paintball gun was also recovered in the backseat of the truck, and $6,000 in cash was seized from the center console of the vehicle.

Negron-Hernandez, age 26, was charged with:

  • Carrying a loaded firearm without a license;
  • Carrying a firearm without a license;
  • Possession of a firearm without an FID card;
  • Possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony;
  • Possession of ammunition without an FID card;
  • Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

Officials noted that Negron-Hernandez is currently on federal probation for previous weapons charges.

Sosa, age 23, was charged with:

  • Operation of a motor vehicle with a suspended license;
  • Two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

No return court date for either Negron-Hernandez or Sosa has been announced.

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