Ex-Chief in Death Case Denies Unrelated Gun Charges

A former Massachusetts police chief acquitted of charges connected to the 2008 death of an 8-year-old boy at a gun show has pleaded not guilty to unrelated weapons charges.

Ex-Pelham Chief Edward Fleury was freed on personal recognizance after his appearance Tuesday in Hampshire Superior Court on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and 22 counts of improper storage of firearms.

Prosecutors allege the 57-year-old Fleury pointed a loaded gun at a friend outside a Belchertown bar in August. A subsequent search of Fleury's home uncovered 22 guns police say were improperly stored.

His lawyer was not available Wednesday.

He was acquitted of manslaughter connected to the death of a Connecticut boy, who accidentally shot himself with an Uzi at a gun show sponsored by Fleury's firearms training company.