Not-Guilty Plea in Upland Weapons Case
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Robert Ferro, the Upland man arrested last month for allegedly possessing more than 1,500 guns and explosive devices inside his home, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a five-count federal indictment of illegally storing weapons.
Ferro, 61, is a Cuban exile who has said he stashed the weapons to help a paramilitary group overthrow President Fidel Castro.
A U.S. District judge scheduled Ferro’s trial for July 11 in Riverside.
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