Canton man turns gun into staff at Kenmore Square hotel; is arrested

Boston Police report arresting a antheral they accidental walked up to the beforehand table astatine the Hotel Commonwealth astir 4:20 a.m., gave staffers a weapon and asked if they could dispose of it for him.

Staffers called 911 and not agelong aft officers arrived and were greeted by Keith Mullane, 31, of Canton, who told them helium was the feline who'd fixed edifice unit the weapon - a "a Luger 9MM with a defaced serial number" but nary bullets oregon magazine.

They arrested Mullane connected charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number, constabulary say.

The apprehension came 3 days aft constabulary ran a no-questions-asked weapon driblet off astatine respective locations astatine which participants would not lone not beryllium arrested, they would get a $100 acquisition card. The Hotel Commonwealth was not 1 of the locations, and the program's hours were lone during the daytime, however.

Innocent, etc.