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Thank God they got this maniac off the streets before he could go on a killing spree! It took 30 officers
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/23/miller-dc-businessman-faces-two-years-jail-unregis/
Mark Witaschek, a successful financial adviser with no criminal record, is facing two years in prison for possession of unregistered ammunition after D.C. police raided his house looking for guns. Mr. Witaschek has never had a firearm in the city, but he is being prosecuted to the full extent of the law. The trial starts on Nov. 4.
The police banged on the front door of Mr. Witascheks Georgetown home at 8:20 p.m. on July 7, 2012, to execute a search warrant for firearms and ammunition gun cleaning equipment, holsters, bullet holders and ammunition receipts.
Mr. Witascheks 14-year-old daughter let inside some 30 armed officers in full tactical gear.
D.C. law requires residents to register every firearm with the police, and only registered gun owners can possess ammunition, which includes spent shells and casings. The maximum penalty for violating these laws is a $1,000 fine and a year in jail.
Police based their search on a charge made by Mr. Witascheks estranged wife, who had earlier convinced a court clerk to issue a temporary restraining order against her husband for threatening her with a gun, although a judge later found the charge to be without merit.
After entering the house, the police immediately went upstairs, pointed guns at the heads of Mr. Witaschek and his girlfriend, Bonnie Harris, and demanded they surrender, facedown and be handcuffed.
In recalling what followed, Mr. Witaschek became visibly emotional in describing how the police treated him, Ms. Harris and the four children in the house.
His 16-year-old son was in the shower when the police arrived. They used a battering ram to bash down the bathroom door and pull him out of the shower, naked, said his father. The police put all the children together in a room, while we were handcuffed upstairs. I could hear them crying, not knowing what was happening.
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They shut down several blocks of neighboring streets and spent two hours searching his house causing $10K in damage. In the end, they found his arsenal of weapons of war:
- One live round of 12-gauge shotgun ammunition, which was an inoperable shell that misfired during a hunt years earlier.
- One handgun holster
- One expended round of .270 caliber ammunition, which was a spent brass casing.
- One box of Knight bullets for reloading. These are actually not for reloading, but are used in antique-replica, single-shot, muzzle-loading rifles.
Now he can look forward to a lengthy trial and possible jail sentence. Great job DC Police!
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/23/miller-dc-businessman-faces-two-years-jail-unregis/
Mark Witaschek, a successful financial adviser with no criminal record, is facing two years in prison for possession of unregistered ammunition after D.C. police raided his house looking for guns. Mr. Witaschek has never had a firearm in the city, but he is being prosecuted to the full extent of the law. The trial starts on Nov. 4.
The police banged on the front door of Mr. Witascheks Georgetown home at 8:20 p.m. on July 7, 2012, to execute a search warrant for firearms and ammunition gun cleaning equipment, holsters, bullet holders and ammunition receipts.
Mr. Witascheks 14-year-old daughter let inside some 30 armed officers in full tactical gear.
D.C. law requires residents to register every firearm with the police, and only registered gun owners can possess ammunition, which includes spent shells and casings. The maximum penalty for violating these laws is a $1,000 fine and a year in jail.
Police based their search on a charge made by Mr. Witascheks estranged wife, who had earlier convinced a court clerk to issue a temporary restraining order against her husband for threatening her with a gun, although a judge later found the charge to be without merit.
After entering the house, the police immediately went upstairs, pointed guns at the heads of Mr. Witaschek and his girlfriend, Bonnie Harris, and demanded they surrender, facedown and be handcuffed.
In recalling what followed, Mr. Witaschek became visibly emotional in describing how the police treated him, Ms. Harris and the four children in the house.
His 16-year-old son was in the shower when the police arrived. They used a battering ram to bash down the bathroom door and pull him out of the shower, naked, said his father. The police put all the children together in a room, while we were handcuffed upstairs. I could hear them crying, not knowing what was happening.
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They shut down several blocks of neighboring streets and spent two hours searching his house causing $10K in damage. In the end, they found his arsenal of weapons of war:
- One live round of 12-gauge shotgun ammunition, which was an inoperable shell that misfired during a hunt years earlier.
- One handgun holster
- One expended round of .270 caliber ammunition, which was a spent brass casing.
- One box of Knight bullets for reloading. These are actually not for reloading, but are used in antique-replica, single-shot, muzzle-loading rifles.
Now he can look forward to a lengthy trial and possible jail sentence. Great job DC Police!
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