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GRAFTON, Mass. — The ex-wife of a Grafton man charged with possessing numerous firearms without a license told authorities her former husband had stolen some of the weapons, court records said.
Steven K. Woskie, 52, of 77 Follette St., was arrested Sunday with the assistance of a Central Mass. Law Enforcement Council SWAT unit and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, domestic aggravated assault and battery, possession of an assault weapon, three counts of possession of large capacity feeding devices, seven counts of possession of firearms/rifle/shotgun without a license, seven counts of improper storage of firearms/rifle/shotgun, improper storage of a large capacity firearm/rifle, and possession of ammunition without a firearm identification card.
Records on file at Westborough District Court state Donna Vabulas, Woskie's ex-wife, told Grafton Police Woskie kept a loaded AK-47 in his living room and he had many guns in the house. Grafton Police said Woskie did not have a license to possess weapons or ammunition.
Vabulas spoke to police after her son, Jakob Woskie, arrived at her home on Saturday night bleeding heavily, court records said. Jakob Woskie told police he and his girlfriend had been at his father's home, where he was attacked by Steven Woskie, first with a bat and then with a claw hammer. Jakob Woskie told police the attack, which left him with defensive wounds on his left hand, teeth marks on his chest and bloody head wounds, was unprovoked. He was treated for his injuries at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester.
Vabulas told police that she and her ex-husband divorced 13 or 14 years ago because of domestic violence to her and Jakob, court records said. She also told police several of the weapons in the home were stolen and that suspects had broken in to take back the firearms.
Jakob told Grafton Police his father was a heavy drinker and abused the prescription drug Percocet, court records said. He told police his father stored the “AK-47 in a large green metal tool box in the living room with more firearms,” and that he was allegedly under the influence at the time of the assault.
Woskie is being held in the Worcester County House of Corrections. Judge David Locke set bail at $25,000 cash or $250,000 surety bond. If he makes bail, the court said he must wear a GPS device, be under house arrest, surrender all firearms to the Grafton Police and must stay free from drugs and alcohol.
Comments (14)
Is it just me? or is Grafton becoming a kind of Looney Bin?
Kind of? I think it has become one - both those who are getting to know our local law enforcement officers and many posting on the GDV website.
a little internet search from other news sources:
-He never used the bat, - chief's statment to Patch, above article, he used the bat first.
-"Jakob Woskie, 18, of 53 Upton St., Grafton, charged with vandalizing property" - google search from 2010 - so the child is 20/21 years old
- Who is the doctor prescribing the percs? Are these the same people (dr's) we're expecting to turn in unsuitable gun owners?
Nice sleuthing Encyclopedia Brown. But what does any of that have to do with this guy hoarding weapons of mass killing?
Huh? You must be new here - there are questions on this page and others that have asked how old the son was at the time of the assault, and as far as 'hoarding weapons of mass killing', we really could make the case that Jay Leno is no different with his massive auto collection, or Jim Koch of Sam Adams fame for producing poison for the masses.
Bubbly--must have been a weak moment on your part. While I don't always agree with you, I typically appreciate and respect your thoughts and point of view. That said-these two analogies are beneath you.
I've given up on the other fellow - but, the analogies are in response to the direct quote of 'hoarding weapons of mass killing' - nothing to be said of laws, nothing to do with suitability, nothing to be said of licensing... only based on 'hoarding weapons of mass killing'. As we all know, cars kill far more people per year than guns, therefore, if guns are weapons of mass killing, then by default, cars a weapons of mass killing also. Ditto for alcohol manufacturers.
Pardon my ignorance, I'm researching where cars and beer original design was to kill. I'm coming up empty. Could you please provide some sources. Feed my brain please. I'm pretty sure the AK47 was not designed for hunting. Should I be allowed to hunt with RPGs?
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ak47 I know Wikipedia isn't always accurate, they must have left out how it was designed just for hunting and sustainability. Someone would have to be pretty clueless to think this firearm's existence wasn't to kill humans.
Then we do disagree Bubbly. Many accidents (and/or crimes) happen with vehicles but we work together to limit them and make adjustments as we go. No better example than drunk driving.
Assault weapons are falling into the wrong hands and being used in acts of terrorism. We can do better to limit (not eliminate) the availability and protect the 2nd amendment at the same time. Just like we can do more to address mental health issues, troubled youths, etc.
As for this story--I'm thankful one more AK-47 is out of circulation!
LULZ! Again gun owners prove to be lacking in the brains department . I'm sure Jay Leno's collection isn't violating any laws and Koch isn't either. That's your defence for a pill popping drunk with an ILLEGAL stash of killing tools? Wow good thing you're not a lawyer. I haven't laughed this much before noon in awhile. What you people lack for brains and sense of modern reality you sure make up in the humor department. Only if the kids at Sandy Hook were shot with humor bullets. "Your honor my client is innocent because Jay Leno has fast cars." Pew pew Merica! Moving backwards everyday.
Cars kill more people than guns. No one needs a car that can go over 65mph!!! Get rid of your speed machine if you care about children.
The idiot in this article deserves to go to jail, but let's not all generalize and lump responsible gun owners into his circle, or call names. It's as stupid as the statements above.
Really? Please provide some data backing this up. Two world wars, countless military conflicts, crime and law enforcement agents but cars kill more?! Then why aren't wars fought with cars? Why aren't we dropping Fords on Iraq? Oh the jobs that would be created if we started dropping the 4 wheeled death machines on countries we were bringing democracy to. Detroit would be a metropolis again. Why can't I just drive through the forest running over furry animals? Why is it execution by firing squad and not execution by Toyota? I also would love the number of people , stores, banks robbed at car point. Electric cars are pretty quiet, the drivers must be snipers. Do you call garages "Barracks"?
I'm not going to feed the troll anymore... but I do appreciate your patriotism! I second your call - Go 'Merica!