Major gun, ammo raid at Springfield home

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - A major arsenal of weapons was seized from a Springfield home in a raid on Wednesday night.

Springfield police Sergeant John Delaney told 22News that around 6:30 P.M., officers raided the home at 117 Sherwood Road in Sixteen Acres, where they found ten weapons, as well as more than 2,300 rounds of various ammunition hidden in a closet.

The weapons seized in the raid were:

• AK 47 assault rifle
• .410 shotgun
• 12 gauge shot gun
• .45 caliber Glock
• .44 caliber Ruger (2)
• .357 Ruger
• .380 Colt
• .38 revolver
• Winchester rifle

Timothy Oswald (a.k.a. Luigi Castagnetta) 28, of 117 Sherwood Road, was arrested on several weapons charges.  Delaney says he was found in his car along with a .32 caliber handgun, brass knuckles, and a switch blade.

Akeem Castro, 20, of 18 Leyfred Terrace, was with Oswald at the time, and was also arrested and charged with possession of a firearm.

Both suspects were arraigned in Springfield District Court on Thursday.

Delaney says that detectives received a search warrant for the home after receiving information that Oswald was storing numerous firearms improperly inside his rented room.

Oswald is being held on one million dollars bail.