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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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