Neil Raciti was charged with possession of an assault weapon and possession of a high-capacity magazine, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office.
File photo of an AR-15 assault rifle. (Getty Images) MILLTOWN - A Middlesex County sheriff's officer arrested several days ago on an aggravated assault charge has been arrested again - this time for illegal possession of an AR-15 assault rifle and nine loaded high-capacity magazines, authorities said Friday.
Neil Raciti was charged with possession of an assault weapon and possession of a high-capacity magazine, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office.
"The nine magazine clips each were loaded with ammunition and could be used to load the rifle," a prosecutor's office spokesman stated in a news release.
Raciti has been a sheriff's officer for 14 years and a Milltown Councilman since 2013.
He was released after posting 10 percent of a $25,000 bond, authorities said.
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According to the news release, police seized the rifle and ammunition from Raciti's home. The release did not state when the weapon and bullets were found.
On Sept. 20, Raciti was charged with aggravated assault after an incident earlier in the day. The identity of the victim and circumstances surrounded the incident have not been released.
After the assault arrest, Raciti was suspended from his $86,000-a-year job without pay.
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