LANCE MASON

Lance Mason, a Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge, faces felonious assault charges in Shaker Heights Municipal Court. Cleveland police confiscated smoke grenades, semi-automatic rifles, a sword, a bulletproof vest and more than 2,500 rounds of ammunition from Mason's home Saturday, according to a report.

(Shaker Heights Police Department)

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Police confiscated smoke grenades, semi-automatic rifles, a sword, a bulletproof vest and more than 2,500 rounds of ammunition from the home of Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Lance Mason's home, according to a police report.

Mason, 46, entered no plea Monday during his initial appearance in Shaker Heights Municipal Court. He's charged with felonious assault, a second-degree felony. He's accused of punching his wife in the face several times along with biting and choking her.

A member of Mason's family called Cleveland police and said she was afraid he was going to use weapons inside his home near the Shaker Heights border to commit suicide, the report said.

Police arrived and Mason surrendered. Once inside a police car, he admitted to having weapons in his bedroom and the attic of his home.

Officers searched the home and, according to the report, found:

About 2,300 live rounds of various calibers

Nearly 500 shotgun slugs

A Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun

A Winchester shotgun

A 50-shell shotgun belt

A FNH P90 semi-automatic rifle still in the box

A JLD Enterprises Inc. PTR-91 semi-automatic rifle with a scope

A Smith & Wesson handgun

A Springfield Armory .40 caliber-handgun

A sword

Four canisters of smoke grenades

A KDH bulletproof vest

A Jaguar knife

The weapons were confiscated for "safe-keeping," according to the report.