At the time of his arrest, Angelo Hatziagelis was a security guard at John F. Kennedy Elementary School in Great Neck, New York.
New York, New York – One of two brothers accused of keeping a huge cache of weapons, explosives, anarchist propaganda and a celebrity “hit list” works as a security guard at a Long Island elementary school. It turned out that
Andrew Hatziagelis, 39, and Angelo Hatziagelis are the names of police officers, judges, politicians, celebrities, and “banker scum” compiled by the NYPD, Department of Homeland Security, and state police. (51) was arrested last week at his mother's apartment. '' reports the New York Post. The brothers also had several 3D-printed ghost guns and eight fully operational improvised explosive devices, NBC News reported.
“While we cannot measure the number of lives saved, we do know that these weapons will never harm anyone,” District Attorney Melinda Katz said in a statement.
Angelo was employed as a security guard at John F. Kennedy Elementary School in Great Neck. He worked for his Arrow Security company, according to Fox5NY.
In a statement, Great Neck Public Schools (GNPS) Managing Editor Kenneth Bossert said in a statement. The district said it was informed on Jan. 22 that one of its contracted security guards had been arrested and was facing criminal charges, but was not informed of the severity of the charges until Jan. 29.
“It is noteworthy that this individual met all New York State requirements to hold an unarmed security guard license, including the required criminal background check and fingerprinting at the time of arrest,” the statement said. “We worked with Arrow Security, our contracted service provider, to carefully review all mandated protocols to ensure that no steps were missed during the recruitment process. , confirmed that this individual also underwent and passed a full background check and drug test conducted by an independent research firm before being assigned to GNPS.
“GNPS will continue to work with Arrow Security to review our screening procedures and insist on stricter background check procedures than New York State requires for individuals placed in our school buildings. We will insist that the state licensing board re-evaluate its background check requirements for individuals applying as school security guards.Finally, as indicated in our January 22 communication, we We will continue to work to fill security positions with retired law enforcement officers for as long as possible.”
During a Jan. 17 search of the Hatziagelis brothers' residence, located directly across from the Con Edison power plant, law enforcement discovered:
- Eight improvised explosive devices (IEDs) operational
- 1 partially constructed tripwire IED
- It is loaded with two AR-15 style Ghost Gun assault weapons, each with a removable magazine, muzzle compensator, and threaded barrel.
- Loaded with two 9 mm semi-automatic Ghost Gun pistols
- Loaded with two 9mm semi-automatic 3D printed ghost gun pistols
- 1 partially constructed AK-47 style ghost gun
- Over 600 rounds of ammunition for each of the above firearms
- 1 3D printer
- 3 sets of body armor
- 6 additional AR/pistol lower receivers
- 29 high-capacity ammunition feeders (13 of which were personally manufactured using 3D printers)
- Tools for assembling a ghost gun
- metal knuckles
- Radio set to 114 frequenciesth Province of Astoria
- Some electronic devices (phones, computers)
- Numerous notebooks containing instructions on how to make explosives and anarchist-related propaganda
- Explosive residue and components for manufacturing additional IEDs
- 9 smoke bombs
If convicted of the charges they face, the Hatziagelis brothers could each serve 25 years in prison.
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