Shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday, Trooper Beau Schlichting, assigned to State Police-Medford, was stationary observing traffic at the intersection of Memorial Road and Canal Lane in Somerville. At that time he observed a black Honda Civic with illegal window tint pass his location. An electronic inquiry of the vehicle’s license plate revealed it was being sought by the Somerville Police Department regarding an incident that occurred approximately three weeks earlier. Trooper Schlichting entered traffic, activated his blue lights, and stopped the vehicle on River Road.

Upon exiting his cruiser he approached the Honda and observed two occupants. The operator and passenger, later identified as DAVID ORTIZ, 21, of Somerville, and NEFTALI FLORES, 21, of Medford, respectively, were initially uncooperative with the Trooper. Trooper Richard Ferrino and a Somerville Police Officer both arrived on scene to assist. After a short investigation, Trooper Ferrino located a .45 cal Glock pistol, loaded with 13 rounds of ammunition, inside of a fanny pack on the floorboard of the driver’s seat. Trooper Ferrino also located several baggies containing a substance suspected to be Cocaine inside of the fanny pack. Neither man is licensed to possess firearms.

At this point a full search of the vehicle was conducted. During the search Troopers located another 9mm Glock, loaded with 16 rounds of ammunition, along with several large vacuum sealed packages of Marijuana and scales commonly used in the distribution of narcotics. Both men were transported to the Medford Barracks where they were booked pending arraignment at Somerville District Court on the following charges.

DAVID ORTIZ

1. Illegal Possession of a Firearm;
2. Possession of a Large Capacity Feeding Device;
3. Improper Storage of a Firearm, Large Capacity;
4. Carrying a Loaded Firearm;
5. Possession of Ammunition without FID Card;
6. Trafficking Cocaine;
7. Possession of a Firearm in Commission of a Felony
8. Possession of a Class C Drug with Intent to Distribute;
9. Possession of a Class D Drug with Intent to Distribute;
10. Conspiracy to Violate Drug Law; and
11. Illegal Window Tint

NAFTALI FLORES

1. Illegal Possession of a Firearm;
2. Possession of a Large Capacity Feeding Device;
3. Possession of a Class C Drug with Intent to Distribute;
4. Possession of a Class D Drug with Intent to Distribute;
5. Conspiracy to Violate Drug Law; and
6. Failure to Wear Seatbelt.

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