A Marshfield man is facing charges following a traffic stop on Route 3.
Massachusetts State Police say that at around 9 p.m. Saturday a trooper on Route 3 in Weymouth saw a black Cadillac sedan following another vehicle at an extremely close distance then abruptly change lanes and nearly strike his cruiser.
The trooper pulled over the vehicle and while speaking with the driver, 30-year-old Andrew Liberty of Marshfield, he saw a small bottle of partially-consumed alcohol, a syringe, and a leather vest with “Outlaw Motorcycle Club” insignia sitting on the passenger side floor.
A RMV inquiry determined that the license plates belonged on a Nissan, and not a Cadillac.
The trooper instructed Liberty to step out of the vehicle and when he did the Trooper noticed a folding knife in his pocket and a pat-frisk found what was later revealed to be a revolver.
State Police say Liberty reached for the firearm and a struggle ensued before the trooper was able to handcuff Liberty and take him into custody.
Liberty doesn’t have a license to carry firearms and an additional search uncovered a small amount of a substance suspected to be heroin in his possession.
He was arrested on charges of Illegal Possession of a Firearm; Possession of Ammunition without FID Card; Carrying a Loaded Firearm; Resisting Arrest; Disorderly Conduct; Attaching Wrong License Plates; Unregistered Motor Vehicle; Possession of a Class A Drug; Open Container of Alcohol in Vehicle; and Marked Lanes Violation.
Liberty was released on personal recognizance plus the $40 bail clerk fee and he is scheduled for arraignment at Quincy District Court.
Photo Credit: Massachusetts State Police
