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January 4, 2003, 06:43 PM
Osceola Deputies Seize 63 Guns, 290 Knives From Apartment
Police Find Weapons While Investigating Earlier Accidental Shooting
Posted: 8:50 a.m. EST January 4, 2003
ST. CLOUD, Fla. -- A weapons cache that included 63 guns and 290 knives was seized from the bedroom of a downtown home Friday by federal agents and local police investigating an earlier accidental shooting.
The weapons were in a duplex apartment rented by Samuel Joseph Wooley, said Capt. Fran Iwanski of the Osceola County Investigations Bureau. He said Wooley willingly gave up the weapons, but didn't immediately explain where they came from or why he had them.
Agents of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms said checks with national databases show that at least three of the guns were reported stolen.
Wooley wasn't been charged, but an investigation was ongoing, Iwanski said.
Agents found the weapons after Wooley's brother, Joseph Austin Wooley, 27, accidentally shot himself in the thigh Jan. 1 with a .45-caliber handgun at his apartment in St. Cloud, said police Sgt. Vinny Shepard.
There, police seized two grams of methamphetamine, two handguns and a loaded AK-47, a fully automatic weapon, Shepard said.
Documents at Joseph Wooley's apartment led authorities to think guns were stashed at Samuel Wooley's home, Shepard said.
The guns were found in a closet blocked by a bookshelf. They included 25 rifles and shotguns and 38 pistols. Five guns were loaded, police said.
Some of the 290 knives appeared to be antiques, police said.
http://www.local6.com/orlpn/news/stories/news-186909220030104-070151.html
now they're giving a count of the knives seized as well? Hide the silverware!
Police Find Weapons While Investigating Earlier Accidental Shooting
Posted: 8:50 a.m. EST January 4, 2003
ST. CLOUD, Fla. -- A weapons cache that included 63 guns and 290 knives was seized from the bedroom of a downtown home Friday by federal agents and local police investigating an earlier accidental shooting.
The weapons were in a duplex apartment rented by Samuel Joseph Wooley, said Capt. Fran Iwanski of the Osceola County Investigations Bureau. He said Wooley willingly gave up the weapons, but didn't immediately explain where they came from or why he had them.
Agents of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms said checks with national databases show that at least three of the guns were reported stolen.
Wooley wasn't been charged, but an investigation was ongoing, Iwanski said.
Agents found the weapons after Wooley's brother, Joseph Austin Wooley, 27, accidentally shot himself in the thigh Jan. 1 with a .45-caliber handgun at his apartment in St. Cloud, said police Sgt. Vinny Shepard.
There, police seized two grams of methamphetamine, two handguns and a loaded AK-47, a fully automatic weapon, Shepard said.
Documents at Joseph Wooley's apartment led authorities to think guns were stashed at Samuel Wooley's home, Shepard said.
The guns were found in a closet blocked by a bookshelf. They included 25 rifles and shotguns and 38 pistols. Five guns were loaded, police said.
Some of the 290 knives appeared to be antiques, police said.
http://www.local6.com/orlpn/news/stories/news-186909220030104-070151.html
now they're giving a count of the knives seized as well? Hide the silverware!