LOS ANGELES — A suspect was in custody Wednesday night after federal and local agents seized more than 1,000 weapons at a home in one of the richest neighborhoods in the country, authorities said. The man, whom Los Angeles police later identified as Girard Damien Saenz, 57, was held on suspicion of unlawful transportation and giving, lending or selling an assault weapon, said Lt. Chris Ramirez, a police spokesman. Saenz was released on $50,000 bond on Thursday. Police and agents of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives discovered the rifles and pistols while serving a search warrant at the residence in the Holmby Hills area of west Los Angeles. The weapons were taken from the home near the famous intersection of Beverly and Sunset boulevards in a joint ATF-police investigation. Real estate listings offered homes for sale at an average price of more than $17 million this week in the neighborhood, which is part of Los Angeles' Platinum Triangle. "We recovered over a thousand weapons of various makes, models and calibers — rifles, shotguns, pistols," Ramirez said, describing the array as "basically a stash or pile." "It's just beyond comprehension that somebody can have so many weapons in a residence like this in a neighborhood like this," Ramirez said. Many famous performers and artists have made Holmby Hills their home, among them Michael Jackson, Neil Diamond, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Bing Crosby, Gary Cooper, Walt Disney and the power couple of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. It's not the first time a veritable armory has been found at a tony home in westside Los Angeles. Four years ago, authorities discovered a private collection of tons of ammunition and a cache of guns at a condominium unit in the Pacific Palisades area. 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The property resembled “a hoarder’s house” and it took 30 law enforcement officers more than 15 hours to clear the house and remove all the weapons, a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation told CNN. Police also searched a home about 15 miles away, near Chinatown, the source said. Police arrested Girard Saenz, 57, at the first house over allegations of violating California’s law regarding assault weapons and .50 Browning Machine Gun rifles, Los Angeles police Lt. Chris Ramirez said. The law prohibits the manufacture, distribution, transportation, importation and sale of any assault rifle or .50 BMG rifles, except in specific circumstances, according to the California Legislature. Saenz posted $50,000 bail and was released Thursday morning. Details on the conditions of his release were not immediately available, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Marvin Crowder said. The Los Angeles District Attorney charged Saenz with a total of 64 felony counts, according to a news release. He has been charged with 23 counts of possessing an assault weapon, 17 counts of transferring a handgun with no licensed firearms dealer, 15 counts of unlawful assault weapon activity, seven counts of possessing of a short-barreled rifle or shotgun, and two counts of possessing a destructive device, according to the release. Saenz pleaded not guilty during an arraignment Monday morning in Los Angeles Superior Court, the release said. The DA’s office said the crimes took place between January 2016 and May 2019. The complaint that led to the arrest involved the sale of firearms, but the investigation remains ongoing, Ramirez said, and more charges, including federal counts, are possible. KABC Officers take inventory of guns outside a home in the Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles. Police didn’t release any more information about the arrest, but the law enforcement official said they have not found any evidence linking Saenz to terrorism. In aerial footage from the scene, hundreds of guns are seen scattered on what appears to be blankets in the driveway. The weapons range from handguns to rifles. Police can be seen taking inventory. The ATF’s Colbrun said in a written statement that authorities were anonymously tipped off that someone was “conducting illegal firearms transaction outside the scope of the federal firearm license” that the suspect possesses. Along with the weapons, firearm manufacturing equipment and tools were also found at the home. LAPD Los Angeles police share this image of the ammunition that officers found at the house. In 2015, Los Angeles police seized 1,200 guns, seven tons of ammunition and $230,000 in cash from a home. The owner had died of natural causes and was found in his SUV. At that time it was considered one of the largest seizures of weapons from one home, Los Angeles police said. CORRECTION: A previous version of this story misspelled ATF spokeswoman Ginger Colbrun’s surname. CNN’s Stella Chan, Sarah Moon, Josh Campbell, Mary Kay Mallonee and Eliott C. McLaughlin contributed to this report.<doc-sep>Federal agents seized more than 1,000 firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition from a Los Angeles home early Wednesday morning after an anonymous tip. The Los Angeles Police Department and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) served a warrant at about 4 a.m. to a mansion near Sunset Boulevard, CBS Los Angeles reported. ADVERTISEMENT Girard Damien Saenz, 56, was arrested and is expected to be charged with possessing, selling and manufacturing assault weapons, according to the LAPD. Helicopter footage showed agents organizing the cache of more than 1,000 firearms removed from the home, laid out along the driveway. Officials told ABC 7 out of Los Angeles that the weapons were found cluttered all around the home. The weapons ranged in various makes and models, including assault weapons, rifles, shotguns and handguns, according to the outlet. There were even a few collectibles dating back to the Civil War. "I had never seen so many weapons in my career of 31 years," LAPD Lt. Chris Ramirez told ABC 7. "That's such a big arsenal in a residence like this, in this type of neighborhood. It's astounding." The home, located on North Beverly Glen Boulevard, is located in the wealthy neighborhood of Holmby Hills that is best known for being the location of the Playboy Mansion, ABC 7 reported. Rabbi Chaim Mentz, a nearby neighbor, told the outlet that he was stunned by the discovery. "I would never, ever think anybody would be wanting to pack so much in this neighborhood. It scares the wits out of you," Mentz said. "What does my next door neighbor have? What does your next door neighbor have?"<doc-sep>
The owner is expected to be charged with several gun offenses. A man in Los Angeles' posh Holmby Hills neighborhood was hiding a stash of weapons large enough to outfit an army. The Los Angeles Police Department busted Girard Damien Saenz, 57, with as many as 1,000 weapons piled up in his home. Authorities also found massive stockpiles of ammunition. Saenz, who was living in the home alone, was booked for unlawful transportation and giving, lending or selling assault weapons. Additional charges may be added later, including federal charges, authorities said. He is being held on $50,000 bond. "I had never seen so many weapons in my career of 31 years," said LAPD Lt. Chris Ramirez. "That's such a big arsenal in a residence like this, in this type of neighborhood. It's astounding." Holmby Hills is bordered by the Beverly Hills and Bel Air neighborhoods and is home to the late Aaron Spelling's massive $85 million mansion and the Playboy Mansion. Officials removed all of the guns -- hundreds of rifles, semiautomatics, handguns and even antique Civil War-era guns -- and piled them up outside the man's home. Officials spent the entire afternoon cataloging the humongous stash of firearms. Ramirez called the cache of weapons "beyond comprehension" in a press conference Wednesday. He said the large house was cluttered with piles of guns and ammunition spread throughout different rooms. Saenz apparently was licensed to own weapons -- and there is no prohibition on the number of guns a person can own -- but the person was selling the guns illegally, according to police. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) assisted in the operation. ABC News' Marilyn Heck contributed to this report.