More Than 7,000 Guns Seized From Property In South Carolina
PAGELAND, S.C. (CBSNEWS/AP) - Authorities say they have seized thousands of guns from a house and warehouse in South Carolina.
Chesterfield County Sheriff Jay Brooks tells CBS affiliate WBTV that deputies seized more than 7,000 guns from the property near Pageland, and that he believes the vast majority were stolen. The guns filled up a tractor-trailer.
Brooks told the station that the guns and ammunition filled multiple tractor trailers.
"None of us have ever seen anything anywhere close to this," Brooks said.
Brent Nicholson was arrested in connection to the stolen goods, the station reported.
Authorities say four-wheel vehicles, chainsaws and other items found on the property also were believed stolen.
The weapons were discovered Friday when authorities brought a subpoena to the house. Authorities say a man living there had been arrested previously on drug charges in North Carolina and faces charges related to stolen property.
The sheriff said the suspect appears to have been hoarding the guns, most of which were hunting rifles or shotguns, and there's no evidence he sold any.
A large stash of guns was also discovered earlier this year in Southern California. The body of a man was decomposing in his car in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Southern California for nearly two weeks before he was found by authorities on July 17. Inside his home, detectives discovered more than 1,200 guns, scopes, 6.5 tons of ammunition, bows and arrows, knives, machetes and $230,000 in cash.
They also found eight of the 14 vehicles registered to the man stashed across Los Angeles, including a Toyota SUV designed to drive underwater.
