BOSTON — He survived Bosnia. He stood guard in Germany and Korea. He followed a grandfather who wore a colonel’s stars.

Now Air Force veteran Kyle Wayne has spent nearly two months locked up in Massachusetts — not for violence, not for crime, but for carrying Arizona-legal firearms across state lines.

Wayne, who has never been arrested in his life, was hauled off after a routine traffic stop in Gardner on June 24. Police pulled him and his fiancée over for a lapsed insurance policy — reinstated the very next morning.

As officers prepared to tow the car, they spotted ammo boxes. Wayne, ever the straight-shooter, admitted there were guns in the vehicle — including an heirloom rifle passed down from his grandfather. Within minutes, the veteran who once carried America’s uniform was in handcuffs.

Declared "Dangerous"

Despite a spotless record, three separate judges branded Wayne “dangerous,” invoking the Commonwealth’s controversial dangerousness statute to keep him locked up without bail for up to 120 days.

Meanwhile, violent offenders and repeat criminals in Boston stroll out of court with little more than a slap on the wrist.

His fiancée, Sarandë Diane, told Mass Daily News the arrest was completely peaceful.

“We were honest about what was in the car and they arrested him. No incident. That’s a quote from the report.”

Healey’s Massachusetts

Under Governor Maura Healey’s watch, so-called “high-capacity” magazines — legal in most of America — are enough to turn a decorated veteran into a jailhouse inmate.

Even worse, Wayne’s court-appointed attorney reportedly ignored the Supreme Court’s Bruen ruling and instead tried to cut a deal that would:

• Strip Wayne of his Second Amendment rights forever
• Label him mentally ill
• Send him to prison for three to four years

All for the “crime” of owning the same gear that wouldn’t raise an eyebrow in Arizona or New Hampshire.

“Meanwhile in Boston, illegals and criminals are running free. It’s bananas," Diane said.

Family in Ruin

The fallout has been catastrophic.

Wayne’s fiancée, Diane, has since been left homeless, cut off from her family, and forced to scrape by while the man she calls her best friend wastes in jail.

“We did nothing wrong and yet I have family calling us criminals. I’ve lost 20 pounds, started smoking again, my anxiety is at a constant 8. My best friend is locked up. It’s a blessing and also the worst, you know?”

Gun Owners Rally

The case has electrified the Second Amendment community. Toby Leary of Cape Gun Works and Gun Owners’ Action League (GOAL) have both thrown their weight behind Wayne.

“This is a U.S. citizen being detained without bail for exercising a civil right without government permission,” said GOAL’s executive director Jim Wallace.

Supporters have launched a fundraiser at givesendgo.com/FreeKyleWayne and updates are posted at goal.org/freekyle.

The Chilling Lesson

For Wayne’s fiancée, the case is personal — and political.

“This could have been anyone. We weren’t even doing anything dangerous. We have rights. We’re not prohibited or dangerous people. And now my son and I are paying the price.”

The message is clear: in Healey’s Massachusetts, military service counts for nothing. A veteran who risked his life overseas has now spent nearly two months in a jail cell — not for violence, but for the unforgivable offense of bringing the wrong ammo box into the wrong state.