Boston Criminal Lawyers Blog
A 26 year old Boston man was arrested this past weekend in Dorchester on Massachusetts Gun Crimes Charges for allegedly carrying a loaded AK-47 assault rifle and allegedly firing a shot into the ground.
Mohamed Ali Bile, of Dorchester, was arrested by Boston Police officers and charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm; Unlawful Possession of Ammunition; Carrying a Loaded Firearm; and Unlawful Possession of a Large Capacity Firearm.
According to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, Boston Police Officers responded to an area in Dorchester for a report of “a black man wearing a black hooded sweatshirt” who had allegedly fired a shot into the ground. Police officers who responded allegedly encountered Bile, who allegedly ran away from the police and jumped fences through several backyards.
Upon his arrest, Mohamed Ali Bile denied that he ever possessed any firearms and allegedly stated that he was running because he thought that someone was trying to shoot at him.
Despite what may appear, according to reports, to be an open and shut case for the government, the reality is that prosecutors will have an uphill proving to a jury that it was Bile who actually possessed weapon and it was he who actually fired the weapon. After all, it does not appear that any witness would be able to identity Bile as the person who possessed the gun; and the police officers never saw him possess/fire the weapon. If the only evidence of ‘consciousness of guilt’ is that he allegedly ‘fled’, then any valid reason presented to a jury might arguably persuade them that there is, in fact, reasonable doubt…
Boston Criminal Lawyer Lefteris K. Travayiakis is available 24/7 for consultation on all Massachusetts Gun Crimes, including Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Unlawfully Carrying a Loaded Firearm.
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