Previously Convicted Felon Arrested for Possessing Loaded Firearm with Obliterated Serial Number

BOSTON – A Haverhill man was arrested yesterday for unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition.

Rashad Diggs, a/k/a “Summers,” 37, was indicted on one count of being a felon in possession of firearm and ammunition. Following an initial appearance in federal court in Boston yesterday, Diggs was detained pending a hearing scheduled for Jan. 22, 2024. 

According to the indictment, in December 2022 in Revere, Diggs possessed a semiautomatic pistol with an obliterated serial number loaded with over 40 rounds of ammunition. Due to a prior felony conviction, Diggs is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition. 

The charge of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition provides for a sentence of up to 15 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy; James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Field Division; and Malden Police Chief Glenn Cronin made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Hoefle of the Organized Crime & Gang Unit is prosecuting the case.

The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.