Milford police say online gun threats have led to a Milford teen facing more than a dozen gun and drug charges.
Sheriff Robert Tusino said Monday, March 9, that police arrested the 16-year-old on Thursday, March 5, after serving a search warrant at his home. Police are not identifying the teen because of his age.
“This is very serious,” Tuccino said. “This was one of those cases where, for lack of a better term, something started small and turned into a mountain.”
The teen threatened to shoot a classmate at Milford High School on Snapchat last week, police said.
Milford police say they discovered drugs and guns during a threat investigation last week. A 16-year-old boy faces multiple charges.
Police obtained a search warrant for the teen’s home. There, they allegedly found a Ravens Arm MP-25 handgun; ammunition; including more than 42 grams of cocaine, as well as fentanyl, Valium, Suboxone, Xanax and other items commonly used in drug trafficking, according to Tuccino.
Police charged the teen with possession of a firearm without an FID card; possession of ammunition without an FID card; possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony; improper storage of a firearm; assault with a dangerous weapon; threatening to commit a crime; trafficking in cocaine; possession of cocaine with intent to distribute; possession of cocaine; possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute; possession of fentanyl; possession of diazepam with intent to distribute; possession of diazepam; and possession of Suboxone.
Chief credits arrests to relationships built by school resource officers
Tucino attributed the arrest to the relationships the school resource officers build with students.
“This can only be attributed to the hard work and dedication of our school resource officers and the relationships we have with our teachers and students,” the superintendent said. “It’s because of these relationships that students feel they can reach out to their school resource officers about things like this.”
The teen was arrested and released on $75,000 bail pending an arraignment in Worcester Juvenile Court. Juvenile court proceedings are closed to the public.
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This article originally appeared in the Milford Daily News: Milford police say teen made threats involving firearms on Snapchat
