Harvard Square fare evader was packing a pistol, police say

Transit Police report an officer on patrol at the Harvard Square Red Line station last night spotted a guy push his way through a fare gate and when the officer came after him, the man rushed upstairs and into Harvard Yard - where he tried to hide a gun in a pile of leaves.

Police say Anthony Brown, 29, of Dorchester, was arrested on several gun-related charges, including unlawful possession of a firearm, after he was put in custody around 7 p.m.

Innocent, etc.