STX Man Charged with Firearm Possession

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STX Man Charged with Firearm Possession

At about 9:48 p.m. Friday, June 4, officers of the VIPD Special Operations Bureau and the Marine Unit arrested Shomari J. Ferrance and charged him with carrying a firearm openly or concealed.

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