Judge Rules Rex Heurmann Can Be Charged For Illegal Gun Possession

MASSAPEQUA PARK, NY — A Suffolk County judge ruled that Nassau prosecutors can press potential gun charges against accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex A. Heuermann, after law enforcement found more than 280 guns at his Massapequa Park home.

On a Friday, State Supreme Court Justice Richard Ambro, ruled that the firearms could be transferred to Nassau County authorities following a 30-day waiting period that would allow the defense to “examine, test or photograph” the items if they choose, according to the decision document.

Suffolk County Police seized more than 280 firearms from Heuermann’s Massapequa Park home in the days following his July 13 arrest.

Heuermann, 60, was charged on July 14 with three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of sex workers Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello, whose remains were found along Ocean Parkway in 2010.

Suffolk prosecutors have said some of the weapons may have been possessed in violation of state guns laws — at least 26 unregistered handguns, 15 unregistered assault weapons and 10 high-capacity magazines — and the “proper jurisdiction” for potential charges would be Nassau County, the location of his home, Newsday said.

Patch reached out to the Office of Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney, who is prosecuting the case, for more information.