PLYMPTON - Police arrested two men Tuesday after a report of a man threatening his former girlfriend with a gun at a home on Grove Street.

Police Chief Patrick Dillon said officers arrived Tuesday morning at the Grove Street property, followed by additional law enforcement agencies, including the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department and the Kingston Police Department.



Dillon said Plympton police received a call around 10:30 a.m. from the former girlfriend, who lives at the Grove Street home. Dillon requested that the address not be published to protect the privacy of the former girlfriend.



“She was excited when she called the police, when it was happening in real time,” said Dillon. “We received a report ... that he pointed a gun at her.”



Plinio Rodrigues, 38, of Boston was arrested and surrendered to police peacefully, Dillon said. Rodrigues was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and domestic assault and battery.



James Peabody, 32, who lives at a neighboring home in Plympton, was arrested on two unrelated warrants, Dillon said.



Both were later being transported to Plymouth County District Court for arraignment, Dillon said.



It took authorities about two hours to locate the weapon allegedly used in the incident. A BB gun was located by a K-9 search dog from the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department, Dillon said.



“It turns out it wasn’t a real weapon,” Dillon said. “It was a BB gun. We did recover it at the scene. ... It was buried in a pile of debris in the backyard.”



Marc Larocque may be reached at mlarocque@enterprisenews.com.



