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Police say couple had enough room left in their diaper bag for a gun loaded with 17 rounds

Boston Police report arresting a man and a woman on gun charges in Dorchester yesterday for the "loaded Glock 19 with 17 live rounds of ammunition in the magazine" they say officers found in a bag also packed with infant clothing, diapers and toiletries.

Police say gang-unit officers stopped Teshawn Hector-Coleman, 21, and Tashya Love, 22, around 10:50 a.m. as they were driving down Dudley Street near Monadnock Street around 10:50 a.m.

The gun, police say, had been reported stolen in Tuscaloosa, AL.

Hector-Coleman was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, second or subsequent offense, unlawful possession of ammunition, carrying a loaded firearm on a public way, possession of a high-capacity feeding device, driving with a suspended license and receiving stolen property, police say. Love was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. unlawful possession of ammunition, carrying a loaded firearm on a public way and possession of a high-capacity feeding device.

In 2017, Hector-Coleman was arrested on gun charges after police say they found him driving down Fuller Street in Dorchester with a loaded gun on the floor of his car.

Innocent, etc.

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Glad they caught this guy. Just wondering how two people can be charged for "possession" of the same firearm? Does everyone in the car get charged because one guy has a gun hidden in his diaper bag? Not that I drive around with people who are carrying illegal weapons, but I could see being completely and 100% unaware that my friend the driver was carrying.

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But constructive possession basically means the person has to know about the gun, intends to control it, and have the ability to do so.

A lot of this stuff can be done by either asking questions or common sense. Not always easy to prove either.

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