Washington County men facing weapons charges

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State police arrested three Washington County men on gun possession charges.

Police also seized a slew of guns and high-capacity magazines.

John Petteys Sr., 68, and 28-year-old John Petteys Jr. have been charged with three counts of criminal possession of a weapon.

Andrew Fisk, 28, was also charged with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon.

Police believe the three suspects have been involved in manufacturing various illegal firearm parts. This includes kits to convert firearms into full automatic weapons.

State police executed a search warrant on state Route 32 in Greenwich and seized six assault rifles, two fully automatic machine guns, two ghost gun handguns, and numerous other long guns.

Troopers also seized more than 40 high-capacity rifle and pistol magazines.