BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- A teenager is being charged as an adult after he was arrested with a loaded handgun in East Baltimore.

Police say detectives were patrolling the Summerset Homes overnight when several people noticed the officers and started running.

Detectives chased 17-year-old Chazz Bennett onto East Monument Street. Authorities say he was clinching his right hand against his body.

When Bennett was arrested, detectives recovered a loaded Silver 9mm handgun.

The 17-year-old has been charged as an adult. He is currently at Central Booking.