A Rhode Island man found with a stockpile of more than 200 guns in his home along with thousands of ammunition and a flamethrower has agreed to plead guilty to some federal charges, according to court documents.
On a date to be determined, Ronald Andruchuk, 38, will plead guilty to lying to authorities to buy weapons and possessing a firearm as a prohibited person due to his alleged use of illegal drugs, according to a plea agreement filed in court. US District Court in Providencia on Tuesday.
The agreement also requires Andruchuk to relinquish all weapons, ammunition and magazines that were seized from his Burrillville home in February.
In exchange, federal prosecutors agreed to dismiss two charges and recommend a sentence at the low end of the guidelines, according to the agreement.
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An email seeking comment was sent to Andruchuk’s lawyers on Thursday.
Andruchuk has been in custody since March when a trial judge found evidence of his “explosive expressions of anger and acts of violence,” an “obsession with firearms that has led to abandonment of the family,” and a level ” profound and intractable” mental health and substance abuse disorders made his detention the only way to protect the public.
A Rhode Island man has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges after he was found with 200 guns, a flamethrower and more.
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Andruchuk was arrested at the home he shares with his wife and three children on February 24 by police investigating reports of gunshots. Police found the weapons scattered throughout several rooms and the basement of the home, and also hidden in various places, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors have also said it was manufacturing ghost guns, which are assembled from kits and do not have serial numbers, making them difficult to trace.
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Andruchuk’s lawyers have described him in the past as a collector of firearms. They said the weapons were in a locked basement where the children had no access and that the flamethrower was legal and used for brush management and snow removal.
Andruchuk also faces weapons, drug and domestic violence charges in state court. Those charges are pending.
