Wanted for robbery, Oakland man found with a cache of guns

Police seized a bullet-proof vest and a cache of weapons, including a fully-automatic assault rifle, from the home of an 18-year-old Oakland man wanted for robbery that occurred last month on an AC Transit bus. Police seized a bullet-proof vest and a cache of weapons, including a fully-automatic assault rifle, from the home of an 18-year-old Oakland man wanted for robbery that occurred last month on an AC Transit bus. Photo: Alameda County Sheriff’s Office / Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Photo: Alameda County Sheriff’s Office / Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Wanted for robbery, Oakland man found with a cache of guns 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

Inside the Oakland residence of a teenager wanted in a robbery that occurred on an AC Transit bus, police uncovered an arsenal of illicit weapons, including a fully-automatic assault rifle and a semiautomatic rifle with the serial number scratched off.

Alameda County sheriff’s deputies arrested Tyheir Bolden, 18, on suspicion of 11 robbery and weapons related felonies after after executing a search warrant on his home on 20th Street in Oakland on Tuesday, officials said.

Police found four firearms — a fully-automatic M16, a semiautomatic AR-10, a stolen Sig Sauer 9mm pistol, and a stolen Smith & Wesson semiautomatic pistol — in their search, along with a bullet-proof vest and high-capacity magazines.

He was was booked at the Santa Rita Jail.

“Bolden has a long history of robbery and is suspected in other crimes,” sheriff’s office officials said in a statement.

The suspect was wanted in connection with a robbery that happened last month on an AC Transit bus, officials said.

The Oakland Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is assisting in the ongoing investigation.

Michael Bodley is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: mbodley@sfchronicle.com. Twitter: @michael_bodley