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Tewksbury teen held on $50,000 bail after gun seized in online threats investigation

TEWKSBURY — On Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, at approximately 6:00 a.m., Tewksbury police and law enforcement partners served a search warrant at a residence on Grasshopper Lane as part of an investigation into threats of violence made online.

According to Tewksbury Police Chief Ryan Columbus, police found a revolver-style handgun and ammunition while searching the home and arrested Trenton Touch without incident.

A young individual with curly hair and glasses, wearing a black t-shirt, looking directly at the camera against a plain background.
Trenton Touch’s mugshot. Photo Credit: Tewksbury Police Department

Chief Columbus said Touch did not have the required Firearms Identification (FID) Card.

Trenton Touch, 18, of Tewksbury, was charged with the following:

  • Possession of a Firearm Without FID Card
  • Possession of Ammunition Without FID Card
  • Improper Storage of a Firearm

Following his arraignment in Lowell District Court, Touch was held on $50,000 cash bail, under the condition that, if bail were to be posted, that he would be held on home confinement with a GPS-monitoing device.

Touch was also ordered not to possess any firearms.

The investigation remains ongoing.

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