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Man from E.R. arraigned for ‘ghost guns’ home,” District Attorney Anne Donnelly said in a statement. “The volume of firearms seized An East Rockaway man was in Nassau County this year is arraigned May 25 on multiple unlike anything we’ve seen in weapons possession charges for recent memory. We will use allegedly stockpiling an arsenal every tool at our disposal and of ghost guns at his collaborate with home. Ghost guns every federal and are untraceable firelocal par tner to arms that are constem the flow of structed out of parts these illegal weappurchased online. ons into Nassau Thomas Saxton, County.” 34, was arraigned Messages for before Judge TerGre g Madey, the ence Murphy on 10 attorney representcounts of seconding Saxton, were not degree criminal posreturned at press session of a weapon, time. 14 counts of thirdOn Feb. 17, memdegree criminal posbers of the New session of a weapon, York City Police and seven counts of Department refourth-degree crimisponded to a domesnal possession of a tic disturbance call weapon. He was at Cohen Children’s remanded and is due ANNE DONNELLY, M e d i c a l C e n t e r, back in court June Nassau County where Saxton alleg24. edly possessed a district attorney If convicted of handgun and threatthe top charge, Saxened to kill his wife. ton faces a maximum of 15 years During an investigation, addiin prison. tional weapons were discovered “The defendant is accused of in Saxton’s East Rockaway stockpiling an arsenal of ghost home. Members of the Nassau guns and high-capacity maga- County Police Department said zines in his East Rockaway CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
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THE ROCKS CELEBRATED Sunday afternoon after completing a sweep of Oyster Bay for the Nassau Class B softball championship.
East Rockaway softball wins Nassau County B title By TONY BELLISSIMO sports@liherald.com
Keeping with its theme all spring, East Rockaway opened the Nassau Class B softball best-of-3 finals last Friday against defending county champion Oyster Bay with its 17th come-from-behind win of the season. In Game 2, the Rocks took a different approach and busted out to a rare early lead, scoring 3 runs in the top of the first inning on the way to completing a series sweep with a 9-5 victory at Mitchel Field. The last 4 1/2 innings were completed Sunday after a fast-moving storm brought torrential rain to the area Saturday and left the field in unplayable condi-
tion. Seniors Mimi Bilardello and Adriana Ramirez, the table-setters at the top of the lineup, both had 2 hits, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored as East Rockaway (19-4) captured its 15th county crown in program history and 12th in the last 17 years under coach Joe Lores. “It’s a great feeling,” Bilardello said. “We didn’t do well last season, but most of the team returned. We’re a close-knit team, and to play so well together and earn this is so great. When we beat Mineola in a back-and-forth game late in the regular season, I really felt we could go far.” The Rocks, who took Game 1 against Oyster CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
he defendant is accused of stockpiling an arsenal of ghost guns and high-capacity magazines in his East Rockaway home