MAN JAILED; WEAPONS FOUND IN CAR.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer PALMDALE - A Palmdale man was arrested after an informant informant Historian Medtalk A person who provides a medical history tipped off the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms that he had assault weapons, authorities said. Joseph Michael Ely, 40, was arrested Thursday morning shortly after dropping his two sons off at Ocotillo School with a 9 mm pistol, a semiautomatic assault rifle assault rifle Military firearm that is chambered for ammunition of reduced size or propellant charge and has the capacity to switch between semiautomatic and fully automatic fire. and a .50-caliber sniper See sniping software. rifle in his car. Investigators also seized other weapons and ammunition at his home, officials said. ``There was some serious firepower fire·pow·er n. 1. The capacity, as of a weapon, weapons system, military unit, or position, for delivering fire. 2. The ability to deliver fire against an enemy in combat. Noun 1. found during our searches,'' said sheriff's Deputy Mark Machanic. Ely was booked on suspicion of illegal possession of an assault weapon, carry concealed weapons (Law) dangerous weapons so carried on the person as to be knowingly or willfully concealed from sight, - a practice forbidden by statute.<- in some states! -> See under Concealed. See also: Concealed Weapon , possession of weapons on school grounds and child endangerment. Following up information from the informant, authorities obtained a search warrant and watched Ely as he drove from his home to his sons' school. After Ely left the school, he was stopped a short distance away. Ely was being held at the Lancaster sheriff's station jail with bail set at $250,000. |
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