BOSTON — A Fitchburg man was arrested on firearm charges after an incident in Boston.
According to Boston police, on Saturday, around 9:27 p.m. officers responded to a call for a person with a gun in the area of 2565 Washington Street in Roxbury and provided a description of the suspect.
Upon arrival, officers were directed to the location and observed a male, identified as 29-year-old Frederic Dawhensky, of Fitchburg who matched the description.
Officers approached Dawhensky and instructed him to remove his right hand from his pocket. When he complied, officers observed a weighted object in his shorts.
A subsequent pat-frisk revealed a Glock 22 .40 caliber handgun inside the right pocket of his shorts.
The firearm was later determined to be unloaded, with a magazine containing nine rounds of ammunition.
Dawhensky is facing charges of carrying a firearm without a license and carrying ammunition without an FID card. He is expected to be arraigned in Roxbury District Court.
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