Four Arrested on Gun, Drug Charges After Pittsfield Car Chase

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Four people were arrested on firearm and drug offenses following a traffic stop Monday evening.

 

Police say the department's anti-crime unit conducted a motor vehicle stop on Lincoln Street at about 7 p.m. As the officers approached the vehicle, it took off at a high rate of speed. Police pursued the vehicle and saw a firearm thrown out of the window.

 

Eventually, the driver pulled the vehicle over near the intersection of Fourth Street and Curtis Street.

 

Javan Rodriguez, 20, of Pittsfield was the driver of the vehicle. The passengers were Carey Pilot, 44, of Pittsfield, Samuel Thomason, 21, of Lenox, and Thomas Tobin, 43, of Pittsfield. There was also a juvenile, identified as Pilot's daughter, in the vehicle. 

 

The four adults were all arrested and charged with numerous crimes.