Gunshot Leads to Arrest of Springfield Man in Old Hill Neighborhood
The Republican Newsroom
Thursday August 06, 2009, 7:44 AM
By GEORGE GRAHAM
SPRINGFIELD, MASS - Springfield police arrested a 37-year-old Old Hill neighborhood man late Wednesday night after the city's ShotSpotter audio-surveillance system registered a gunshot fired near his home.
When police officers responded to 56 James St., shortly before midnight, they saw a group of people on the porch and a spent .45 caliber shell casing on the ground, Capt. Eugene C. Dexheimer said.
They also smelled marijuana and further investigation led to the discovery of a .45 caliber magazine, Dexheimer said.
At that point a suspect told police that the weapon was his, and with his consent, police discovered a Hi-Point semi-automatic handgun inside the home, Dexheimer said.
John Yarns, of 56 James St., was charged with possession of a firearm without a license, possession of ammunition without an FID card, and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling, police documents state.
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