Brighton's streets were disrupted yesterday as police activity peaked with the arrest of two individuals, held now on charges of weapon and drug offenses. According to details released by the Boston Police Department, officers from the Drug Control Unit of District D-14 (Allston/Brighton) swooped in at approximately 3:54 PM, bringing Jailyn Jiminian, 25, of Roxbury, and Jeanette Guzman, 28, of Quincy, into custody.
Undercover cops, zeroes in on an apartment at 120 Antwerp Street, zeroed in on the suspects following what they suspected to be a drug deal. Observing a male—later identified as Jiminian—leave the building and duck into the back of a car for a brief moment, then zip back to the apartment, suspicion was raised among the officers. When the vehicle, with both suspects aboard, tore away, zigzagging through traffic at dangerous speeds towards Soldiers Field Road, the officers gave chase.
The pursuit came to a halt near Storrow Drive, short of the Copley Square exit, where police, bolstered by the Massachusetts State Police, apprehended the suspects. The police requested both suspects to exit their vehicle, a presumably routine part of any such traffic stop. It was after they exited the vehicle that the situation rapidly escalated.
Upon searching the vehicle, police found a Polymer 80 firearm—boasting a fully loaded mag with eleven rounds—and several packages of what appeared to be marijuana, turning a traffic violation into a potential felony scenario. Both suspects now face a litany of charges, including unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, unlawful possession of a large capacity feeding device, and possession with intent to distribute class D substances,' the police statement said.
The duo is slated for arraignment in Brighton District Court, where they will be called to answer to these charges. The gravity of the situation echoes throughout the community, a reminiscence of a truth too often glossed over: that the specter of drugs and violence looms ever-present on even the most unassuming of Boston's neighborhoods.
