Police: Central Falls man faces gun charges after loaded firearm found at Seekonk Halloween party
Police were first called at 1:45 a.m. for noise, then for a disturbance, then for a report of a man with a gun.
SEEKONK Developing, 11:10 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1. South Coast 360 will update this story as police and the court release more.
A Central Falls, Rhode Island, man faces firearm charges after Seekonk police were called three times to a Halloween party at a home on Reservoir Street early Sunday, Nov. 1, and officers found a loaded firearm, police said. NBC 10 WJAR and Fall River Reporter each reported the department's release.
The Seekonk Police Department said in a post on its official Facebook page Sunday that a disturbance at a Halloween party led to the seizure of a firearm and ammunition and felony charges against a Central Falls man.
The department's release identified the man as Isaiah Q. Gonsalves, 23, of Central Falls, according to both newsrooms.
What police say happened
Officers first went to the home at 1:45 a.m. for a noise complaint, and the homeowner was cooperative, Capt. Matthew Jardine said, according to NBC 10 WJAR. Officers left after that first call, Fall River Reporter reported, citing police.
A second call reported a physical disturbance. The homeowner told police that several people at the party were not known to him and asked officers to help remove them, according to both newsrooms' accounts of the police release.
The third call reported a man in a green frog costume with a gun, police said, according to NBC 10 WJAR. Officers identified the man and found a loaded firearm, police said. Fall River Reporter, citing police, reported that the third call was for a man brandishing a firearm, that the gun officers found was a loaded Glock 30 and that he was taken into custody without incident.
The charges
Gonsalves is charged with carrying a firearm without a license, carrying a loaded firearm without a license, improper storage of a firearm and possession of ammunition without a firearm identification card, according to the charge list both newsrooms published from the police release.
Under state law, carrying a firearm without a license is punishable by 2 1/2 to five years in state prison, or 18 months to 2 1/2 years in a jail or house of correction, and the sentence cannot be reduced below 18 months, according to Chapter 269, Section 10(a) of the General Laws. Doing so with a loaded firearm can add up to 2 1/2 years in a house of correction under Section 10(n). Possessing ammunition without a firearm identification card carries up to two years in a jail or house of correction or a fine of up to $500 for a first offense under Section 10(h).
The charges are accusations. Gonsalves is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
What happens next
The case remains under investigation, Jardine said, according to NBC 10 WJAR, and Fall River Reporter reported that police said more charges are possible. Police did not say when or where Gonsalves will be arraigned or name a lawyer for him. South Coast 360 will add the department's full release, the arraignment details and any response from Gonsalves or a lawyer for him as they come in.
Label: Reported by us, from the town's posted records.
Notes
The seizure, the felony charges and the Central Falls man come from the Seekonk Police Department's own Facebook post, which we read and saved the night of Nov. 1. The name, age, street, call times and charges come from the department's release as two newsrooms, NBC 10 WJAR and Fall River Reporter, each reported it; both are credited where their reports are used. The penalties come from the text of state law on the Legislature's website. We checked each date and weekday against a calendar. We left out the house number and did not name the homeowner, guests or callers. It is the police account; Gonsalves has not had a chance to respond in court. Not heard: Gonsalves or any lawyer for him; no lawyer was named and no arraignment date was given as of 11:10 p.m. Nov. 1.
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Sources (5)
- Seekonk Police Department, post on its official Facebook page (Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026)The Halloween party disturbance, the seizure of a firearm and ammunition, and felony charges against a Central Falls man. Read Nov. 1, 2026.
- NBC 10 WJAR, "Man arrested following firearm incident at a Seekonk Halloween party" (Nov. 1, 2026, 9:10 p.m., updated 9:11 p.m.)Reports the department release: Reservoir Street, the three calls, the 1:45 a.m. noise complaint and Capt. Matthew Jardine's account, the homeowner, the green frog costume, the name and age, the four charges and that the case remains under investigation. Read Nov. 1, 2026, about 10:50 p.m.
- Fall River Reporter, "After police respond to Seekonk Halloween party three times, officers arrest green frog on gun charges, allegedly brandishes firearm" (Nov. 1, 2026)Reports the police account: the three calls, the loaded Glock 30, the arrest without incident, the name with middle initial, age and hometown, the charges and possible additional charges. Read Nov. 1, 2026, about 10:48 p.m.
- Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 269, Section 10Penalties for carrying a firearm without a license (a), the loaded firearm add-on (n) and possession of ammunition without a firearm identification card (h). Read Nov. 1, 2026.
- Town of Seekonk, Police Department pageCapt. Matthew Jardine's title and the department's address and phone. Read Nov. 1, 2026.