Fall River Man Arrest Repeat Offender With Unlicensed Firearm

FALL RIVER (WBSM) — Fall River Police arrested a man on Wednesday on outstanding warrants and found him to be in possession of a defaced firearm without a license to carry.

Police said that a Vice detective was on patrol in the Niagara section of Fall River on September 4 when the detective spotted Keyante Mills, 26, who was known to be wanted on an outstanding warrant.

Detectives began to approach Mills, and police said a brief foot chase ensued before he was taken into custody.

They said that after he was arrested, officers located a bag he had allegedly discarded prior to running from police. Inside the bag was a black Smith & Wesson 9mm firearm.

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In addition to the outstanding arrest warrant, Mills is also 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 a defaced serial number, and receiving stolen property.

Courtesy Fall River Police

Police said Mills had previously been released on a GPS monitoring bracelet for firearms-related charges.

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