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Assault Rifles, Bump Stock Discovered In Tristate Area Police Bust

A two-week long investigation by state police led to the arrest of a man in possession of an arsenal of automatic weapons, marijuana and hallucinogens.

Norwell Therien.

Norwell Therien.

Photo Credit: New York State Police
More than a dozen rifles and guns were recovered by state police in Orange County.

More than a dozen rifles and guns were recovered by state police in Orange County.

Photo Credit: New York State Police
Thousands of rounds of ammunition were recovered by state police in the Orange County bust.

Thousands of rounds of ammunition were recovered by state police in the Orange County bust.

Photo Credit: New York State Police

New York State Police troopers executed a search warrant at a residence in Wawayanda that led to the recovery of a cache of illegal weapons and ammunition that allegedly belong to 39-year-old Middletown resident Norwell Therien.

Police said the search resulted in the recovery of:

  • Glock 9mm;
  • Five assault rifles, including an Uzi with a 50-round magazine and a Calico 9mm rifle with a 100-round high capacity magazine;
  • Two AK-47 rifles with 100-round drum magazines and illegal bump stock;
  • Eleven illegal rifles;
  • 32 high-capacity magazines that fit assault rifles and pistols;
  • One pound of marijuana;
  • A quantity of hallucinogenic mushrooms;
  • Thousands of rounds of ammunition;
  • A stolen rifle from Rockland County.

Therien was arrested and charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, five counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal possession of stolen property and criminal possession of marijuana, all felonies.

Additionally, Therien was charged with 11 counts of criminal possession of a weapon, 32 counts of possession of a high-capacity ammunition feeding device, endangering the welfare of a child and criminal possession of a controlled substance, all misdemeanors.

Following arraignment, Therien was remanded to Orange County Jail in lieu of $150,000 cash bail or $300,000 bond. He is due back in court later this year to answer the charges.

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