Julia Fox’s father and ‘mad scientist’ brother were arrested Wednesday after cops found a litany of disturbing items in their Manhattan apartment.
In an early morning raid, Christopher Fox, 30, and Thomas Fox, 65, were found with ghost guns, bomb-making materials and evidence of narcotics manufacturing.
Investigators also discovered 3D printers inside the property that they believe are used to make the ghost guns – firearms without traceable serial numbers.
Unidentified pills, a pill press, fentanyl, pressure cookers, chloroform, heroin, propane, explosives materials and formaldehyde were also reportedly snared.
Their arrest came after a neighbor reportedly tipped off authorities about suspicious online deliveries to their apartment.
The father and brother of actress Julia Fox, pictured, have been arrested
Fox is best known for breaking onto the scene in 2019 hit film Uncut Gems
Law enforcement swooped in on the pair’s 86th Street apartment at 6am Wednesday
Neither Christopher nor Thomas Fox have a criminal history.
Both relatives of the actress, who is best known for starring in Uncut Gems, were taken into custody after being arrested at their 84th street home.
Their arrest reportedly came as part of a larger NYPD investigation into the proliferation of ghost guns across the Big Apple.
The raid, which was carried out at 6am, was executed by a major case field intelligence team. Reports indicate a hazmat team was also on the scene.
Julia’s brother Christopher is facing a series of charges including 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.
In an interview with High Snobiety in 2019, Julia said she does not often see her father or ‘recluse’ brother, who she described as a ‘mad scientist’.
Following the raid, an NYPD spokesperson said: ‘The NYPD’s Ghost Gun Team 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.’
While a series of troubling items, including bomb making materials, were discovered in the apartment, authorities say they do not believe there is a threat to the public.
‘At this time, the matter is believed to be contained, with no apparent nexus to terrorism,’ the spokesperson added.
‘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.’
A law enforcement source added to The Post that the duo had an ‘inordinate amount of stuff’ in their possession.
Also included in the trove of illegal materials was thousands of dollars of luxury bottles of wine.
Fox said in a 2019 interview she does not see her brother often, who she described as a ‘mad scientist’ and a ‘recluse’
Christopher and Thomas Fox, the father and brother of Julia Fox, pictured, remain in custody
The actress is not believed to have been in New York at the time of the raid nor had any prior knowledge of their alleged criminal activity
The actress is not believed to have any knowledge of her relative’s alleged criminal activity, and was reportedly not in New York at the time of the raid.
Speaking about her relatives in the 2019 interview, Fox described her brother as a ‘recluse’.
‘The older (brother) grew up with me in New York. He still lives here, but he’s not really around,’ she said.
‘He’s like a mad scientist recluse.’
The sting operation into ghost guns comes amid a crackdown by New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Last year, he called on the Biden administration to increase funding into preventing the untraceable guns from hitting the streets.
Adams condemned the spread of the guns across the city, which he said is a growing contributor to gun violence and homicides in New York.
‘We must get ghost guns out of our communities, and those that manufacture them must be shut down,’ he said at the time.
‘The bad guys are outpacing us,’ he continued. ‘We are too slow to identify and correct the loopholes in violence.’
