Possession of a Loaded Firearm While Intoxicated
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA)
February 6, 2001
Man arrested after standoff with police
SHREWSBURY -- A Roxbury man was arrested yesterday morning after a five-minute armed standoff that closed down Route 9 for about 20 minutes.
Heriberto Torres, 31, of 35 Edgewood St., Apt. 1, Roxbury, was charged with possession of a loaded handgun while intoxicated, disturbing the peace and being a disorderly person, Shrewsbury police said.The standoff began about 1:45 a.m. when Shrewsbury Police Officer Paul Brown saw a vehicle stopped in the travel lane of Route 9 eastbound at Industrial Drive, Shrewsbury police said.
As the officer pulled behind the vehicle, a woman jumped out of the operator's side of the vehicle and ran back to the officer, police said. She was yelling that the man had a gun, police said.
The woman, who was visibly upset, indicated that the passenger in the vehicle had a gun and was going to kill himself, police said. After holding police at bay for about five minutes, the man, who police identified as Mr. Torres, surrendered and was taken into custody without incident, police said.
Police confiscated a loaded .357 magnum revolver at the scene. Police seized Mr. Torres' Massachusetts firearm license, which police will refer back to the issuing agency for review and revocation.After being evaluated at UMass Memorial Medical Center -- University Campus in Worcester, Mr. Torres was held on $500 cash bail.
The incident is being investigated, police said.
