A Quincy man was held without bail pending a probation surrender hearing following his arraignment for allegedly bringing a loaded handgun to the parking lot of Roxbury District Court yesterday, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

At his arraignment today in the very same courthouse, JAQUAN BENNETT (D.O.B. 6/6/91) was held on $25,000 cash bail on the new arrest, which charges him as a second or subsequent gun offender. He was also held without bail as authorities seek an additional hearing for his alleged violation of probation. Bennett is on probation until September 2012 in connection with a 2009 firearm conviction in the Suffolk County Gun Court for which he served 18 months in the house of correction.

Bennett was present yesterday afternoon at Roxbury court for the arraignment of GIROLD GRAND-PIERRE of Somerville, charged in connection with shots fired near Tremont Street and Melnea Cass Boulevard on Wednesday night. After a motor vehicle pursuit, Boston Police watched Grand-Pierre allegedly toss two loaded handguns into a Dumpster. Grand-Pierre is similarly charged as a second or subsequent gun offender and is held on $20,000 cash bail.

Unlawful possession of a firearm as a second offense carries a minimum mandatory five-year prison term and a maximum of seven years.

“Whatever his intentions, absolutely nothing good can come of a loaded handgun in the hands of a felon outside one of New England’s busiest courthouses,” Conley said.

Roxbury court officers notified Boston Police of a large contingent of young men believed to be Grand-Pierre’s associates from the area of Mission Hill, Ruggles Street, and Annunciation Road. As they left the courthouse and officers arrived, several members of that group began to walk quickly in the other direction.

Notably, officers saw Bennett quicken his pace and walk to a white minivan in the parking lot. The minivan was blocked from leaving by heavy traffic, however. Officers then watched as Bennett opened the rear door and exit, only to stop, reach back inside, and then close the door behind him.

The officers approached Bennett and the minivan. One officer engaged the defendant in conversation while another spoke with the driver. The latter officer noticed what appeared to be a firearm in a pocket mounted on the back of the front passenger’s seat – right where the officers had seen him reaching. The officer opened the door and found the item to be an FEG 9mm semiautomatic handgun loaded with one round in the chamber and seven in the magazine.

When asked if he had a license to carry the firearm, Bennett allegedly said, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

It became apparent in subsequent interviews that the minivan driver was a gypsy cab driver and not an associate of Bennett. The driver told Boston Police that he had been asked to drive Bennett and another man to Roxbury court, then told to wait while they went into the courthouse. He authorized police to search the vehicle, leading to the additional recovery of a large knife and an iPhone.

Bennett was represented today by attorney Jack Miller. He will return to court on May 11.