ShotSpotter Activation Leads to an Arrest of a Repeat Violent Offender
Springfield, Mass. — At approximately 2:30 a.m. Sunday July 16th, Springfield Police Officers arrested 43-year-old Juan Montano on the 100 block of Northampton Street after responding to a ShotSpotter Activation.
Around 1:50 a.m. officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation on Northampton Street and located shell casings. Officers did not locate any victims or property damage. An investigation revealed that one of the subjects on scene, Montano, was allegedly responsible for firing the gun. Officers placed Montano under arrest.
Officers then executed a search of the home he was in and seized a large-capacity-firearm and an additional large-capacity magazine. The firearm was reported stolen out of Connecticut.
Montano has previous convictions of firearms, ammunition and cocaine distribution charges.
43-year-old Juan Montano of Holyoke is charged with:
- Firearm Violation with 3 Prior Violent/Drug Crimes
- Carrying a Firearm without a License
- Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License – 3rd Offense
- Discharging a Firearm within 500 Feet of a Building
- Possession of a High-Capacity Feeding Device/Magazine
- Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card – Subsequent Offense
- Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm
- Improper Storage of a Large-Capacity Firearm Near a Minor (Two Counts)
- Receiving Stolen Property Less than $1200
