PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence police arrested three Massachusetts men and seized a gun, marijuana, brass knuckles and a dog-face mask after gunfire near downtown nightclubs Thursday.
Moments after shots rang out at Friendship and Richmond streets at 12:30 a.m., Patrolwoman Michelle Chasse stopped the vehicle that fled the scene. Seven men, all from Massachusetts, were ordered out at gunpoint.
Jorge Ramiro Jr., 27, of Peabody, who served time for firearms, was charged with marijuana possession and carrying a .40 caliber gun with obliterated serial numbers.
During his arraignment, Ramiro asked the judge to lower his $30,000 surety bail.
Deiby Felix, 29, of Lynn, was charged with having brass knuckles, marijuana, and a bench warrant; bail was set at $2,000 surety.
Daniel Henriquez, 29, of Lynn, arrested on a bench warrant, was released.