A Rhode Island man discovered with an arsenal of greater than 200 weapons at his residence together with 1000’s of rounds of ammunition and a flamethrower has agreed to plead responsible to some federal expenses, in line with court docket paperwork.
At a date to be decided, Ronald Andruchuk, 38, will plead responsible to mendacity to authorities to be able to buy weapons and possessing a firearm as a prohibited individual due to his alleged unlawful drug use, in line with a plea settlement filed in U.S. District Courtroom in Windfall on Tuesday.
The deal additionally requires Andruchuk to forfeit all weapons, ammunition and magazines that had been seized from his Burrillville residence in February.
In trade, federal prosecutors have agreed to dismiss two expenses and suggest a sentence on the low finish of the rules, in line with the settlement.
An e-mail looking for remark was despatched to Andruchuk’s legal professionals on Thursday.
Andruchuk has been detained since March when a Justice of the Peace Choose decided that proof of his “explosive expressions of rage and acts of violence,” a firearms “obsession that has led to neglect of the household,” and a “deep and intractable” stage of psychological well being and substance abuse issues made his detention the one strategy to shield the general public.
Andruchuk was arrested on the residence he shares together with his spouse and three kids on Feb. 24 by police investigating experiences of gunfire. Police discovered the weapons strewn round a number of rooms and the basement of the house, and in addition hidden in varied locations, prosecutors have mentioned.
Prosecutors have additionally mentioned that he was manufacturing ghost weapons, that are assembled from kits and shouldn’t have serial numbers, making them arduous to hint.
Andruchuk’s attorneys have previously described him as a firearms collector. They mentioned the weapons had been in a locked basement the place the youngsters had no entry and the flamethrower was authorized and used for brush administration and snow removing.
Andruchuk additionally faces gun, drug, and home violence expenses in state court docket. These expenses are pending.
