Basil Oates,Quandre McGhee

Basil Oates, 20, of Dorchester and Quandre McGhee, 17, also of Dorchester and charged both with Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm. Suspect McGhee was additionally charged with Possession of Class D, and Possession of Class D with Intent to Distribute.
Officers were on patrol in the area of Codman Square in Dorchester when they observed a motor vehicle fail to stop for a stop sign at Wheatland Ave. and Washington Street. Officers followed the car and conducted a traffic stop on Melville Ave. There, as officers approached the car and they noticed that the rear passengers were shifting in their seats. When officers made contact with the occupants of the car, they immediately noticed a strong odor of marijuana. During the course of the traffic stop, officers initiated conversation with the occupants and noticed that they were very nervous, sweating, avoiding eye contact and shaking uncontrollably.
Based on these observations, officers asked the occupants if they had something in the car that they should not have. One of the occupants asked to speak to one of the officers in private and admitted that he had a gun on his person. The gun was recovered and the other occupants of the car frisked. Suspect, McGhee, was then discovered to have a quantity of marijuana consistent with drug sales. Both suspects listed above subsequently claimed ownership of the gun and were charged accordingly.