Roosevelt Island Man Arrested With Guns, Ammo, Sword: Police

Upper East Side NY

12 August, 2021

2:42 PM

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ROOSEVELT ISLAND, NY — A Roosevelt Island man has been arrested after police searched his apartment and turned up a large cache of weapons, including a sawed-off rifle, crossbow, samurai sword and ammunition. The search began around 7 a.m. Thursday, when police entered the apartment of 30-year-old Danny Hernandez at 425 Main St. — part of the Riverwalk Landing building. Police said they were executing a search warrant pursuant to an investigation, but did not elaborate. The alleged trove they found consisted of: Loaded .38 caliber Smith & Wesson firearnSawed-off, defaced Remington rifleCrossbowBlow-dart gunTwo daggersRoman Gladius scabbardMetal sai (Japanese blade-like weapon)Katana samurai swordAmmunitionKnife Hernandez was arrested and charged with nine counts of criminal possession of a weapon, among other offenses, police said. After executing a Search Warrant inside of 425 Main Street( Roosevelt Island) your Public Safety Team and Field Intelligence Officers removed 2 Firearms, 1 bulletproof vest, and other weapons from the location. @NYPDChiefPatrol #onelessgun pic.twitter.com/mmh3Nun4bm— NYPD 114th Precinct (@NYPD114Pct) August 12, 2021