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GoLocalProv | News | 15 Ghost Guns Seized by RI State Police; North Smithfield Man Arrested
Thursday, March 30, 2023
The Rhode Island State Police (RISP) introduced Thursday that its Intelligence Unit and Violent Fugitive Activity Power arrested Elliott Knorr, age 43, of 29 Essential Avenue in North Smithfield on weapons costs after an intensive investigation.
FIfteen ghost weapons and different weapons, together with large-capacity feeding units, had been seized, in line with RISP.
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About Case
The RISP Intelligence Unit initiated an investigation concerning a person who was allegedly concerned within the manufacturing and possession of ghost weapons.
In keeping with RISP, throughout this investigation, the Intelligence Unit decided that Knorr was in possession of privately made firearms, in any other case generally known as “ghost weapons.”
A court-authorized search warrant was obtained and executed on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 and 15 ghost weapons, ghost gun elements, and 36 massive capability feeding units had been seized.
Knorr was charged with the next:
· Possession of a Ghost Gun (15 counts)
· Giant Capability Feeding Gadgets Prohibited (36 counts)
· Firing in a Compact Space (1 depend)
· Conspiracy to Hearth in a Compact Space (1 depend)
Knorr was arrested on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, processed at State Police Headquarters, and arraigned at Third Division District Court docket the place he was issued a bail of $25,000 with surety and ordered to give up any extra firearms.
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