Authorities have seized thousands of guns from three buildings in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, near the state line.
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Brooks called the items found a “menagerie” of stolen property which also includes 150 chainsaws, 4-wheelers, and taxidermy supplies. Authorities say a man living there had been arrested previously on drug charges in North Carolina and faces charges related to stolen property.
“He was hoarding most of it, but it’s all stolen material from all over numerous counties and it’s going to take a lot to sort all this out”, Chesterfield Sheriff Jay Brooks said. We’ve been there ever since and we’ll probably be working on this into next week. The Charlotte TV station said deputies reportedly had gone to serve him with a subpoena Friday and noticed what appeared to be stolen goods in his front yard.
“This investigation is far from over”.
The deputies say they wrote out the reports for the stolen property just days before.
Over 100 police were on the scene Friday and Saturday, and Brooks said 20 agents will start sifting through the evidence “piece by piece” today, with their goal being to find the rightful owners of the property. “His house looked like that hoarders program on TV”.
But they don’t think he was re-selling them.
Brooks said Nicholson has a “lengthy record” and has lived in Pageland most his life.
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“There were five sheriffs standing around – all of us with at least 25 years of experience – and none of us have ever seen anything like this”, Brooks said.
