Fall River man held without bail after being accused of walking around armed with a firearm, wearing a mask

A Fall River man has been held without bail in Fall River Superior Court after being indicted on multiple gun charges.

According to police, on December 29th, Patrol Bureau responded to the 100 block of Stafford Road for a report of a male who was walking around armed with a pistol while wearing a mask. Officers arrived and began canvassing the area. The male was spotted and began running through backyards of the neighborhood eventually being subdued by a resident on Cambridge Street.

25-year-old Neftaly Arroyo-Gomez was found to be in possession of a loaded glock handgun modified with a switch device which makes the handgun fully automatic, classifying it as a machine gun under law.

Citizens reportedly acted swiftly to call the police and notify them, and a citizen subdued Arroyo-Gomez. Other citizens assisted officers in locating the firearm, which he attempted to discard.

Arroyo-Gomez was charged with Unlawful Possession of a Machine Gun, Unlawful Possession of a Machine Gun (loaded), Unlawful Possession of a Large Capacity Firearm, Carrying a Firearm without a LTC (2nd off), Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a LTC (2nd off), and Vandalize Property.

On February 6th, Arroyo-Gomez was indicted in Fall River Superior Court on charges of Carrying a Firearm without a LTC (2nd off), Unlawful Possession of a Machine Gun (2nd off), and Unlawful Possession of a Large Capacity Firearm

At Tuesday’s arraignment, Arroyo-Gomez was held without bail after pleading not guilty.

Arroyo-Gomez has a pretrial conference scheduled for April 1st.