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Julia Fox’s brother was arraigned and is being held on $450,000 bond over a litany of charges related to the manufacturing of illegal guns in his New York City apartment.
Christopher Fox, 30 appeared in a Manhattan courtroom today looking disheveled with unkempt hair and listened as prosecutors read off a list of nefarious items that were found in the apartment on the Upper East Side he shared with his father Thomas.
Prosecutors said those items included 3D printed gun silencers, high capacity ammunition magazines, an unauthorized pistol and ammunition, along with numerous 3D-printed parts of machine guns he appeared to be manufacturing.
There was also a large amount of cash in the apartment, along with a pill press, fentanyl, pressure cookers, chloroform, heroin, propane, explosives materials and formaldehyde.
Fox was arrested Wednesday as a part of a widespread investigation into the manufacturing of illegal weapons – known as ghost guns – across New York City. On Thursday prosecutors said Fox’s purchase history compared to the materials found in his apartment suggested he had already produced and distributed a number of weapons.
Christopher Fox, 30 appeared in a Manhattan courtroom today for his arraignment
Julia Fox’s father, Thomas Fox, 65, was arrested along with his son, Christopher, 30, at their Upper East Side home after cops found unidentified pills, a pill press, fentanyl, pressure cookers, chloroform, heroin, propane, explosives materials and formaldehyde
Prosecutors initially asked for $750,000 in bail, raising fears that Fox had access to cash and posed a flight risk.
The judge lowered it however, on the stipulation that Fox’s passports be seized. He was charged with criminal possession of controlled substance, manufacture of a machine gun, and manufacture of a rapid-fire modified device.
The materials found in his apartment also led him to be charged with manufacture of a dangerous instrument, criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a firearm and criminal possession of drug paraphilia.
At the hearing, assistant district attorney Cyril Heron detailed the extent of the investigation that ensnared Fox.
‘Between March 2018 and December 2022, the defendant purchased at least 190 ghost gun items, totaling over $7,600,’ Heron said. ‘All of these items were sent to the defendant’s home.’
‘In addition, over $8,000 in cash was recovered. Notably, the NYPD did not recover a substantial number of the items reflected in his purchase history, which indicates that he has manufactured ghost guns and sold them,’ Heron added.
Fox is due back in court on March 13. He has two prior arrests that remain sealed. Thomas Fox, 65, was also arrested, but not charged.
DailyMail.com was exclusively told by a source that Julia cut ties with both of her family members years ago.
‘Julia and Christopher were raised by their unstable, abusive and unhinged father. She knew about her dad and brother’s 3D printing and suspected drug usage, but has no direct knowledge about this because she has zero contact with either of them,’ the source said.
‘Her dad is insane and has caused her emotional trauma that she will have to deal with for the rest of her life. She knew that one day his life would catch up with him. She is glad that no one was hurt by his disgusting actions.’
Julia Fox’s reclusive brother Christopher Fox, 30, was charged on Wednesday
Christopher Fox in Manhattan for his arraignment on Thursday for weapons charges
The father and brother of actress Julia Fox, pictured, have been arrested after cops raided their Manhattan apartment and found a litany of disturbing items
Julia has not spoken to either of her family members since their arrests, the source confirmed.
Julia and her brother, who were once close, have been estranged for years after he ‘turned out just like his father’.
‘When Julia was young, her dad didn’t give a f**k about her and her brother. She was forced into his care, and they were living on the streets and in parks due to his actions,’ the source said.
‘Her brother became just like him and she cut him off as well. When she became successful, her dad and brother tried to make things good with her to ride her coattails, but she didn’t let this happen.’
The model and influencer, who has a one-year-old son Valentino, recently divorced her ex-husband Peter Artimiev. Their bitter split has hit headlines, with 33-year-old calling him a deadbeat dad and an alcoholic.
However, the pair have started to repair their relationship for the sake of their son – and her father’s neglect was a deciding factor.
‘She wanted her baby to have what she didn’t, which was love from a dad who will be there for him,’ the source said.
Christopher Fox, 30, was held on $450,000 bond over a litany of charges related to the manufacturing of illegal guns in his New York City apartment
Ghost guns, bomb-making materials and evidence of narcotics manufacturing were uncovered in the raid at the Upper East Side apartment on Wednesday
Unidentified pills, a pill press, fentanyl, pressure cookers, chloroform, heroin, propane, explosives materials and formaldehyde were also reportedly snared
Investigators discovered 3D printers inside the apartment that they believe are used to make the ghost guns – firearms without traceable serial numbers
The materials found in the apartment also led Julia’s brother Christopher being charged with criminal possession of controlled substance, manufacture of a machine gun, and manufacture of a rapid-fire modified device
Thomas and Christopher’s apartment on 84th Street on the Upper East Side was raided at 6am on Wednesday after lengthy investigation into their alleged offenses.
Cops found material that can be used to manufacture dangerous weapons, such as machine guns, rapid-fire modified devices. Christopher is also facing charges of criminal possession of a firearm and possession of drug paraphernalia.
An NYPD spokesman said officers had seized several ghost gun parts as well as equipment for pressing narcotics pills.
‘Team members also discovered materials typically used as components in explosives, including pressure cookers and various chemicals, which can also be used for manufacturing narcotics.’
‘At this time, the matter is believed to be contained, with no apparent nexus to terrorism,’ the spokesperson said.
‘The NYPD will continue to fight relentlessly against illegal guns – against both the steady proliferation of traditionally-manufactured firearms and the increasingly prevalent numbers of illegal, untraceable but fully functioning weapons known as ghost guns.’
In 2019, Julia – who became a household name for briefly dating Kanye West after his split from Kim Kardashian – spoke with High Snobiety in 2019 and said that she does not often speak with her dad or her ‘recluse’ brother, who she described as being a ‘mad scientist.’
DailyMail.com contacted a representative for Julia who said she has ‘no comment’ on the arrests.
Following the raid, DailyMail.com was exclusively told by a source that the Uncut Gems star cut ties with both of her family members years ago
Julia posted this adorable photo on her Instagram that was taken when she first arrived to New York City from Italy. The woman that she is with in the photo could be her mother
Neighbors, who reported seeing dozens of cops including 15 SWAT officers raid the building before arresting the pair on the street, told DailyMail.com it did not come as a shock.
‘If you were going to say someone in the building was doing something weird in their apartment, you’d be like ‘that makes sense, it’s that guy,’ a neighbor said.
Neighbors said they had not seen Christopher in years and speculated he was carrying out his operation in a padlocked room.
‘I guess he always stayed inside the apartment,’ they said. ‘I heard they let the father go because he claimed he didn’t know what the son was doing – the son was behind locked doors.
‘In my apartment I can’t lock them, so he must have padlocked himself away. How the father allowed his son to padlock a room away I have no idea.’
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