A traffic stop on State Street by Springfield Police's Firearms Investigation Unit turned into a significant weapons and drugs bust on Valentine's Day, when detectives arrested two individuals and confiscated a collection of illegal items. The operation unfolded around 5:30 p.m. when police halted a vehicle to locate a wanted 17-year-old juvenile and ended up arresting him and 21-year-old Keyshawn Watson, reportedly found in possession of various substances and a stolen, loaded firearm, as per an official release from the Springfield Police Department.

The search that followed the arrest revealed more than just the presence of the young suspects, both the teenage driver and his companion, Watson, were found amidst a trove of illicit goods; detectives seized a firearm stolen from New Hampshire, loaded with a generous thirteen rounds, about 175 mushroom bars—commingling with just over an ounce of marijuana and oxycodone and cash totaling $830, the precise details provided by the Springfield Police Department statement.

Watson now faces a cluster of charges clustering around unlicensed firearm possession, drug distribution, and conspiring to break the law—his charges delineated as carrying a firearm without a license, possessing a firearm during a felony, and several counts related to intent to distribute Class B, C and D drugs; the severity of these offenses outlined in the police statement.

The unnamed minor's circumstances rest in the shadows due to his age, hence his identity, including his name and any images, along with the specificities of his charges, remain shielded from public scrutiny to align with legal protocol—a detail noted in the Springfield Police Department announcement.