A homeless man walking through a
Bronx park near Yankee Stadium found several guns that had been stolen
from an Army facility in Massachusetts, police said Sunday.
Investigators traced the weapons to a recent break-in at a military armory in Worcester.
The 51-year-old homeless man stumbled
upon the weapons while collecting bottles and cans at Mullaly Park near
Yankee Stadium.
The man reported his find to police, who said the
weapons included a fully automatic M4 carbine and two 9mm handguns.
James Morales,
34, a former army reservist accused of child rape in an unrelated case,
faces federal charges accusing him of stealing the weapons. A
surveillance video shows Morales leaving the armory with duffel bags and
placing them in a black car, according to an FBI affidavit.
Blood drops found at the scene were tested and match Morales' DNA, authorities have said.
A spokeswoman for
the U.S. attorney's office in New York said Morales waived identity and
probable cause hearings during an appearance in court Friday.
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