West Roxbury man facing alcohol-related charges after he photographs Secretary of State John F. Kerry's Beacon Hill home



A man arrested Sunday taking photos outside Secretary of State John Kerry’s Beacon Hill home will be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court today on alcohol related charges.


Vladimir Romanov, 29, of West Roxbury, was apprehended Sunday afternoon for possession of an open alcohol container, authorities said. Boston police found a pellet gun in his vehicle.


Boston Police arrested Romanov after a call for assistance from State Department security officials.


Kerry was visiting his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital when security officers saw the man taking pictures of the couple’s house on Beacon Hill.


The investigation into Romanov is continuing.


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