Police arrested two men on gun charges in three days this week, becoming the third gun arrest in two weeks for Stoughton police.

STOUGHTON — One man put a gun up to his roommate's chest. Another man pointed a gun at someone who cut him off in a parking lot and a third was found to have a gun in a locked safe inside his car, police said.

In less than two weeks, Stoughton police have arrested three men on gun charges – including two in three days this week – and seized multiple firearms.

The latest arrest occurred early Friday morning when a man walked into the police station and reported his roommate had put a gun to his chest.

"He told the officer that his roommate was looking for the $100 back that he loaned him for rent," police Lt. John Bonney told The Enterprise. "The victim basically told him he wasn't getting his money back and he was pushed into furniture and attacked."

The victim told police that his roommate, identified by police as 29-year-old Jayswan Rivers, had gone into his bedroom and retrieved a gun.

"He said that, at one point, the suspect unloaded the rounds individually to show that the firearm was loaded and then re-loaded it," Bonney said. "He said he put the firearm to his chest. He tapped his chest with it."

Officers went to the Union Street apartment complex and knocked on the door, asking Rivers to exit the apartment. Police say Rivers exited with his hands in the air and was taken into custody.

"The house was secured and a search warrant was sought and issued," Bonney said. "As a result of the search warrant, we recovered a loaded 9mm handgun."

Police say Rivers is licensed to carry and the firearm is registered, but the gun and multiple rounds of ammunition were seized as it was used in a crime.

Rivers was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery in the collection of a loan and threatening to commit a crime.

Rivers was held on $100,000 bail at the police station pending his arraignment, which was scheduled for Friday in Stoughton District Court, but hadn't occurred yet on Friday afternoon.

Another gun arrest occurred on Wednesday afternoon after police received a report that a man pointed a gun at another male outside IKEA near the parking garage.

"The victim said he pulled out of the garage when the suspect was entering," Bonney said. "The suspect allegedly cut too close to him and almost caused an accident."

Both men exited their vehicles and a verbal altercation ensued.

"During the verbal altercation, the suspect drew his gun and pointed it at the victim," Bonney said.

As officers were responding to the store, a vehicle got the attention of an officer at Turnpike and Maple streets by flashing its high-beam lights. Police say they learned it was the suspect, 63-year-old Luis Gonzalez, who flagged them down.

Gonzalez told police he had a firearm on his hip, which was located and secured by officers.

"Gonzalez, who felt he was wronged, flagged down the officers to tell them what happened," Bonney said. "Gonzalez said the victim threw a punch at him, so he stepped back and drew his gun at him. The victim said he didn't throw a punch."

Gonzalez is also licensed to carry, but he had not registered the firearm used in the incident, Bonney said. Because he was accused of using his gun in a crime, police seized additional firearms he owns from his home, the lieutenant said.

Gonzalez was arrested and charged assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and failing to report an unauthorized weapon. He was released following his arraignment in Stoughton District Court with the condition he wear a GPS-monitoring bracelet.

The arrests came over a week after another man, 21-year-old Gavin O'Neil of Stoughton, was arrested on gun and drug charges. On Sept. 22, police conducted a motor vehicle stop for a defective taillight and conducted a drug investigation after an officer smelled marijuana, Bonney said. Inside the trunk, O'Neil opened a locked safe for the officers, which contained an unloaded revolver, five grams of marijuana and small amounts of Molly and Ecstasy, he said.

While O'Neil was not licensed to carry, Bonney said the other two men were.

"It shows that we can never let our guard down," Bonney said. "Whether someone is licensed to carry a firearm or not, the dangers are still out there."