BOSTON, March 1, 2016—An alleged career criminal was arraigned yesterday on charges he was drunk behind the wheel of a car with a firearm inside, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.
HAKIM JACKSON (D.O.B. 11/5/86) of Jamaica Plain was arraigned yesterday in Dorchester Municipal Court on charges of operating under the influence of alcohol, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, carrying a loaded firearm, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, failure to stop, and a marked lines violation. He was additionally charged as a Level I armed career criminal as a result of a prior conviction for armed robbery and assault with a dangerous weapon. Assistant District Attorney Robert Connelly requested bail of $15,000 and orders that Jackson remain alcohol free subject to random testing, wear a GPS monitor, and abide by a curfew in the event he is to be released on bail. Prosecutors also filed a motion to revoke Jackson’s bail on an open case out of Waltham District Court charging assault and battery. Judge Thomas Kaplanes set bail at $10,000 and revoked Jackson’s bail in the open case.
Shortly after 1:20 a.m. Sunday, Boston Police observed a 2005 Chrysler Sebring operated by Jackson as it stopped on Norfolk Street at a red light, allowing a pedestrian to cross, but then proceeded through the red light to make a left turn onto Talbot Avenue. The vehicle was then observed swerving across the double yellow line and into the opposite travel lane, prosecutors said. Officers stopped the car on Washington Street.
Officers speaking with Jackson determined that he did not have a driver’s license. As he spoke, officers noted a strong smell of alcohol emanating from Jackson and observed that his speech was slurred, prosecutors said.
Jackson was placed under arrest. Because his passenger was not licensed to operate the vehicle and its registered owner was not present, officers arranged to have the vehicle towed from the location. During an inventory search prior to the tow truck’s arrival, officers searching the trunk observed that the car’s metal frame was visible through the spare tire compartment. Upon closer inspection, officers located a loaded 9mm Gesichert Luger on the metal frame of the right rear wheel well, prosecutors said.
When initially asked if he would like to perform a field sobriety test, Jackson allegedly told officers, “I will fail,” prosecutors said. Once at the police station, he told officers that he would like to perform the tests, which he failed. He submitted to a breath test, blowing a 0.21 – well over twice the legal limit to drive.
Jackson was represented for bail purposes by Anne Rousseve. He returns to court March 23.
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