WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) – Police have arrested a 54-year-old Worcester resident on charges of illegal possession of military-style explosives and assault weapons.
Sgt. Kerry Hazelhurst said on Sunday that Paul Mateiko was arrested Saturday after firefighters responding to a medical emergency at his home noticed a large cache of unsecured weapons.
Police officers later recovered about 101 firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition and 3/4 pounds of C4 explosives, blasting caps and other devices, including artillery simulators.
The state police bomb squad performed a controlled explosion of the volatile compounds at Green Hill Park early Sunday.
Mateiko is scheduled to be arraigned in court Monday on four counts of illegal possession of a machine gun and one count of illegal possession of an infernal device.
It was not immediately clear if he had legal representation.
Send questions/comments to the editors.
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have a commenting profile? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.