WARREN — Daniel Peristere won't be home for Christmas. A judge ordered the 45-year-old Warren man to be held through the holiday until Tuesday, his next court date in his firearms possession case.

Supporters of Warren man with gun arsenal: He's a collector, not a menace to the public

Authorities confiscated more than 100 guns during a Tuesday afternoon raid at Peristere's home on Reed Street, arresting him on multiple firearms offenses and for allegedly making "threats of a concerning nature," police said.

But family and friends say Peristere is an avid gun collector, not a person with nefarious thoughts on his mind. "There's nothing dangerous about Dan," Patricia Girard, Peristere's girlfriend, told Western Mass News, TV partner of MassLive / The Republican. The police are "making a big huge deal out of nothing," she said. "He just collects."

Warren police and members of the Central Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council Swat Team executed arrest and search warrants at 528 Reed St. around 1 p.m. Tuesday. Peristere was taken into custody by officers, who seized dozens of guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.

Warren police said Peristere was under investigation for making "threats of a concerning nature," but authorities did not elaborate. However, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported Wednesday that Peristere made threatening comments toward police.

More than 100 unlicensed and unsecured guns were confiscated from Peristere, whose license to carry firearms was revoked last year following his arrest on a drunken-driving charge, the newspaper reported. Peristere's lawyer claimed most of the weapons were antiques collected by his client, who thought his license to carry was still active.

A Western Worcester District Court judge ordered Peristere to be held until his next court appearance on Tuesday. That means Peristere will be incarcerated through the Christmas holiday – a fact that disappoints his girlfriend. "They could've let him come home," Girard told Western Mass News. "I'm going to be all alone myself."