Shane Carney will be arraigned Monday on the charges in East Brookfield District Court.
WARREN – Police arrested a Hardwick resident on Saturday morning after he was seen trying to sell a Ruger Security-Six .357 revolver with the serial number removed to another individual in a parking lot at the former Wright’s factory in South Street.
Shane Carney, 33, of 12 Main St., in the Gilbertville section of Hardwick, was arrested after a “lengthy investigation into narcotics and illegal firearm sales,” according to a department press release. West Brookfield police also assisted with the arrest. The investigation was led by Warren Detective Mark Chase.
Carney was charged with carrying a firearm without a license, possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number, possession of a class E substance (Suboxone), possession of a class E substance with intent to distribute, and possession of a firearm while committing a felony.
He is being held in lieu of $5,000 bail and will be arraigned Monday in East Brookfield District Court.