Man Charged With Possession of Loaded Ghost Guns in LI Home: PD

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY — A 34-year-old man was arrested on Saturday after police found multiple loaded ghost guns and a gun-making kit in his home, authorities said.

Samuel Schindler, of Central Islip, was arrested and charged with two counts of criminal possession of a firearm, a felony, and two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony, police said.

Following an investigation, Suffolk County Third Squad special operations team detectives executed a search warrant at the Tamarack Street home, at about 6 a.m., police said.

Police seized two loaded handguns, a 9mm and a 40 caliber; both weapons were Polymer80, commonly known as ghost guns, because they are built from a kit, police said. Ghost guns also do not have serial numbers or traceable features, police explained.

Detectives also seized a kit to manufacture ghost guns and a homemade apparatus apparently used to test fire weapons, police said.

Schindler is due at First District Court in Central Islip on Feb. 10.

The investigation is continuing, police said.