More Than 500 Rifles, Handguns Seized From Home
AGUA DULCE, Calif. (AP) - Authorities have seized more than 550 guns at two Southern California homes and made one arrest after getting a tip that a convicted felon was storing an arsenal.
Sixty-year-old Manuel Fernandez was arrested last week after Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies raided his Agua Dulce home.
(Source; Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department)
Officials Monday say the deputies found 432 rifles and handguns, then returned later and found 91 more hidden weapons.
(Source; Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department)
Finally, 30 guns were seized at another home believed linked to an associate of Fernandez who hasn't returned to the home.
(Source; Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department)
Fernandez was booked on suspicion of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition and illegally possessing an assault rifle and large-capacity magazines.
He's free on bond. A call to his listed phone number rang unanswered Monday.
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