Crime & Safety
Winchester Man Arrested for Allegedly Carrying Illegal Gun
The following information was supplied by the Winchester Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
arrested a local resident for allegedly carrying a handgun at the Wedgemere Train Station Sunday morning.
Brandon Holladay, 21, of 14 Myrtle St. in Winchester, was arrested and charged with possessing a firearm without being properly licensed.
Winchester Police were called to the Wedgemere Train Station as a witness spotted Holladay holding a gun. According to the police report, when the officers arrived, Holloday ran down the ramp, over the tracks and down a small hill, before he fell into some bushes where he was arrested.
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Holladay informed the officers that he had marijuana in his pocket, according to the report.
Winchester Police found the handgun – a Rohm model, .22 caliber revolver – at the bottom of the platform, in the Aberjona Parking Lot. The gun was not loaded.
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Holladay was transported to the Woburn Police Department where bail was set at $1,000.
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