Two arrested in Springfield, fully automatic pistol seized during traffic stop

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Two people from Springfield were arrested Friday following a traffic stop where a loaded firearm was discovered.

According to Springfield Police Spokesperson Ryan Walsh, officers witnesses a vehicle drive through the intersection of Adams Street and Dwight Street Extension without stopping at the stop sign. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle on Adams Street but the driver, 21-year-old Randy Perez-Coiscou of Springfield, did not stop immediately.

Once the vehicle finally came to a stop, officers approached the vehicle and could smell marijuana from inside and also saw more than the legal amount of marijuana inside.

Perez-Coiscou and a passenger, 19-year-old Maryah Melendez of Springfield, were detained. Officers searched the vehicle and seized the marijuana, as well as THC cartridges and an illegal loaded firearm equipped with a Glock switch that makes it a fully automatic machine gun. Both suspects were then arrested.

Perez-Coiscou has been charged with:

• Possession of a Loaded Machine Gun
• Carrying a Firearm without a License
• Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License
• Possession with the Intent to Distribute a Class D Drug (Two Counts)
• Failure To Stop
• Window Obstruction

Melendez was also charged with:

• Possession of a Loaded Machine Gun
• Carrying a Firearm without a License
• Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License
• Possession with the Intent to Distribute a Class D Drug (Two Counts)

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