RI State Police Arrest Two Men and Seize Three Handguns

Rhode Island State Police announced that on Tuesday at approximately 11:40 PM, Troopers from the Lincoln Woods Barracks conducted a motor vehicle stop for a speeding violation on Route 146 North in the Town of Lincoln.

According to police, during a search of the vehicle, a loaded .45 caliber M1911 pistol, hatchet and stun gun were located in a backpack where the front seat passenger was seated. That passenger was identified as Jacob Robert, age 21, of Woodstock, Connecticut.

Troopers also located a Smith & Wesson .38 caliber revolver and a 9-millimeter ghost gun in a backpack where the lone rear seat passenger was seated, both guns were loaded. That passenger was identified as Kaleb O'Connell, age 22, of Dayville, CT.

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Both Robert and O'Connell were placed into custody without incident and transported to the Lincoln Woods Barracks pending morning arraignment at Third District Court on the following charges:

Jacob Robert - 1. License Required for Carrying a Pistol, 2. Weapons other than Firearms (two counts). Robert was also wanted on an Affidavit and Arrest Warrant from the Scituate Police Department for Eluding.

 

Kaleb O'Connell - 1. Manufacture, Sell, Purchase, or Possession of a Ghost or 3-D Gun,

2. License Required for Carrying a Pistol (two counts).

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