By Jim Clark

Somerville Police officers were dispatched to Perkins St. location last week on reports of an assault and weapons call.

Upon arrival, the officers were met by the victim, who said that he was assaulted by a man who lived on the first floor of the residence, a 3-family home being used as a rooming house with separate bedroom apartments being rented.

The officers noticed an open cut on the victim’s left eyebrow, for which he declined medical attention.

The victim stated that while he was stepping out of his apartment he was confronted by the suspect, later identified as Ricardo Montejo, who began arguing with him in the hallway. He said he tried to get away by going into his room, but Montejo followed him inside, where a female was present.

According to the witness, Montejo hit him in the head several times, and pushed him into the corner of the bedroom. He walked over to a window in the bedroom, but Montejo allegedly followed and struck him in the face with the grip portion of a firearm.

Montejo pointed the gun at the victim and the woman in the room several times while making threats that he would kill them.

The woman stated that Montejo pointed the gun at her and said, “I’ll ice you.” “You better not be calling the cops.” He also reportedly said, “Take a nap, or else.”

The victim described the firearm as a black gun which contained a “clip.” Montejo reportedly pulled the slide back on this gun to release a round, and put it back in to make sure they knew it was loaded. Both victims said they were afraid they would be shot.

During one of Montejo’s strikes to the victim’s head, the firearm discharged a round. This round is believed to have traveled through the window of the bedroom. There was a hole that went through the window curtain, as well as the window itself, which indicated the path of travel.

Montejo was identified by the victim and subsequently placed under arrest on charges of threat to commit a crime, discharge of a firearm within 500 ft. of a building, possession of ammunition without FID card, possession of a large capacity firearm, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault with a dangerous weapon, and home invasion.

Prior to Montejo’s arrest, he was found on the rear porch of the house where he was placed in custody. Due to the seriousness of the event, weather conditions, as well as information being sought by the victims, officers checked the area surrounding the back porch. A semi-automatic black polymer 80 ghost gun, along with three magazines, which appeared to be fully loaded by the back fence of the house. This area was in close proximity to where Montejo was located.

According to reports, police believed Montejo placed the firearm outside in an attempt to hide it. The firearm matches the description given by the victim.