Fall River Police make arrest on gun and drug charges at McDonalds

Fall River Police arrested a man Tuesday on active warrants in addition to drug and gun charges.

According to Sergeant Moses Pereira, On Tuesday, at approximately 1:40 p.m., Officer Michael Pavao, while assigned to the Fall River Police Department Special Operations Division was on patrol in the area of McDonald’s, 834 Brayton Avenue.

While in the area, Officer Pavao observed 37-year-old Theodore Wilcox III, exiting an Audi sedan which was parked in the McDonald’s parking lot. Wilcox was known to be the subject of an active arrest warrant.

Officer Pavao made a request for additional units to assist in executing the arrest warrant. Wilcox would subsequently be taken into police custody on the outstanding arrest warrant without incident.

It was discovered that Wilcox had a loaded Polymer 80 pistol in his waistband. According to Pereira, Wilcox has not been issued a Massachusetts License to Carry and cannot legally possess the pistol.

Wilcox was also found to be in possession of 115 Xanax pills for which he has no prescription.

In addition to the outstanding arrest warrant, Theodore Wilcox is being charged with felony firearms offenses and Possession to Distribute a Class A Drug.

An investigation is ongoing to determine the status of the pistol.