Ex-chief in Uzi death case denies unrelated gun charges
Northampton, Mass. (AP) — A former Massachusetts police chief acquitted of charges connected to the 2008 death of an 8-year-old boy at a gun show has pleaded not guilty to unrelated weapons charges.
Ex-Pelham Chief Edward Fleury was freed on personal recognizance after his appearance Tuesday in Hampshire Superior Court on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and 22 counts of improper storage of firearms.
Prosecutors allege the 57-year-old Fleury pointed a loaded gun at a friend outside a Belchertown bar in August. A subsequent search of Fleury's home uncovered 22 guns police say were improperly stored.
His lawyer was not available Wednesday.
He was acquitted of manslaughter connected to the death of a Connecticut boy, who accidentally shot himself with an Uzi at a gun show sponsored by Fleury's firearms training company.
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