Fall River Police arrest 26-year-old on gun charges after cutting GPS bracelet for firearms related charges

The Fall River Police Department has arrested a man on gun charges who was wanted on a warrant.

According to Det. Sergeant Moses Pereira, on Wednesday, while on patrol in the Niagara section of the city, Vice Detective McGuire observed a male known to him as 26-year-old Keyante Mills.

Det. McGuire and other members of the Vice, Gang, and Intelligence Unit were aware that Mills had an outstanding arrest warrant.

As detectives began to approach him, a brief foot pursuit ensued before Mills was taken into custody.

Following his arrest, officers located a bag that Mills allegedly discarded prior to running from police. Inside the bag, detectives discovered a black Smith and Wesson 9mm firearm.

In addition to the outstanding arrest warrant, Keyante Mills is charged with carrying a firearm without a license to carry, carrying a loaded firearm without a license to carry, possession of a large capacity firearm, receiving a firearm with defaced serial number, and receiving stolen property.

Mills had previously been released on a GPS Monitoring bracelet for firearms related charges which he allegedly removed.