Teenage Gang Member Arrested for Possessing Firearm and Threatening Fellow Student

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a statement on October 9, 2025, regarding the arrest of a 13-year-old Brazilian teenager with ties to the gang 33, in Everett, Massachusetts. The teenager, who had been released into the U.S. under the Biden Administration, was arrested on charges of possessing a firearm and a 5-7-inch knife. The arrest was made after local officials contacted federal law enforcement and notified them of the threat. The teenager was taken into custody by ICE Boston officers and transported to the Northwest Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Winchester, Virginia.

Key Takeaways:

  • The 13-year-old Brazilian teenager was arrested on October 9, 2025, for possessing a firearm and a 5-7-inch knife.
  • The teenager, who had ties to the gang 33, was accused of planning to kill a fellow student and showed the handgun in his waistband to another student.
  • The teenager had an extensive rap sheet with 11 prior police complaints filed by Everett PD for various crimes, including shoplifting, underage drinking, breaking and entering, and vandalism.
  • The teenager was arraigned in May 2025 for knowingly receiving stolen property, breaking and entering, and malicious destruction of property.
  • On September 24, 2021, the teenager illegally entered the United States near San Luis, Arizona with a family unit.
  • The teenager was released into the U.S. under the Biden Administration.
  • ICE Boston officers took the teenager into custody and he was transported to the Northwest Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Winchester, Virginia.
  • Assistant Secretary Tricia Mclaughlin stated that the individual posed a public safety threat and that federal law enforcement is restoring commonsense and law-and-order to our streets.

Statistics:

  • The teenager had 11 prior police complaints filed by Everett PD for various crimes.
  • The teenager had an extensive rap sheet with crimes including violent assault with a dangerous weapon, battery, breaking and entering, and destruction of property.
  • The teenager was arraigned in May 2025 for knowingly receiving stolen property, breaking and entering, and malicious destruction of property.
  • The teenager was released into the U.S. under the Biden Administration.
  • The teenager was arrested on October 9, 2025, and transported to the Northwest Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Winchester, Virginia.
  • The teenager had been in the U.S. for approximately 4 years prior to his arrest.

Sources:

  • U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (Released October 9, 2025)
  • Everett Police Department
  • ICE Boston
  • Northwest Regional Juvenile Detention Center
  • Middlesex County Juvenile Court in Cambridge
  • Biden Administration
  • Trump Administration
  • Secretary Noem