Middle Village Queens ‘Proud Boy’ busted with ammo stockpile
A far-right “Proud Boy” arrested for stockpiling thousands of rounds of ammo inside his Middle Village home threatened to murder U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and encouraged the killing of liberal politicians in “target-rich” New York, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said Wednesday.
Eduard Florea, a 40-year-old software engineer, was charged with being a convicted felon in possession of ammunition after FBI agents searched his home Tuesday and Wednesday. The authorities converged on his house at 76th Avenue near Elliot Avenue in an armored car suited for battle.
Authorities seized 1,000 rounds of rifle ammunition, 2,000 rounds of shotgun ammo, 75 “military-style” combat knives, two hatchets and two swords from the home, according to a criminal complaint. Florea has a past weapons charge is barred from possessing ammunition.