New Hampshire Man Arrested on Illegal Gun Charges

Two men were arrested following an incident on Rantoul Street where Beverly Police seized an illegal gun found in a vehicle Wednesday.

Police spokesman Mike Boccuzzi said at about 6:25 p.m. on March 13, two officers were patrolling a Rantoul Street parking lot known for high incidents of criminal activity.

Reports stated the officers conducted a random query of a vehicle with New Hampshire license plates, and found the owner to have a suspended license. A traffic stop was conducted, and the registered owner Christopher Ortiz, 34,
of E. Hampstead, New Hampshire was placed into custody for operating after license suspension.

Boccuzzi said during an inventory search of the vehicle a .45 caliber handgun and various rounds of ammunition were recovered from inside the center console and trunk of the vehicle.

Ortiz was additionally charged with carrying a firearm without a license to carry and possession of ammunition without a license to carry or F.I.D. Card.

A passenger in the vehicle, Jacob Martinez 33, of Salem, was also arrested on outstanding warrants. 

Drawn from a Beverly Police Department release.