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Gun tattoos give you away.

1 message · last activity 7/12/2005

Framingham man with gun tattoo indicted By Norman Miller / Daily News Staff Tuesday, July 12, 2005 A Framingham man who police discovered had an exact tattoo of an illegally-owned gun after the man denied he owned the gun was indicted last week by a Middlesex grand jury.      Justin Breakspear, 19, of 14 Temple St., is charged with two counts of the illegal possession of a sawed-off shotgun, the illegal possession of a firearm, two counts of the illegal possession of ammunition, defacing a serial number on a firearm, three counts of the improper storage of a firearm, the illegal possession of marijuana, and three counts of the illegal possession of a firearm -- subsequent offenses.      Breakspear was arrested in May after Middlesex Sheriff's deputies went to his apartment to serve him warrants. Framingham Police said he ran and hid in the basement, where he was found and arrested.      The deputies, though, saw what appeared to be gun parts during the arrest, and informed the Framingham Police, who obtained a warrant.      In the basement, they found two sawed-off shotguns as well as a .380 caliber pistol.      Police said Breakspear originally denied the guns belonged to him. He said the basement was open to everyone in the building and could have belonged to anyone.      Later, police found a large tattoo of the handgun on his hip, down to the serial number, police said.      "I've never, never seen something like this," said Framingham Deputy Police Chief Craig Davis at the time of the arrest. "This is like the world's dumbest criminal. You don't see that every day."      Breakspear will be arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court on July 19.