A judge today agreed with prosecutors to set the high bail for Nicholas Marchesi, 27, after police armed with a search warrant say they found a large cache of guns and rifles, ammunition, drugs and two BB-filled improvised explosive devices in his Eutaw Street home on Friday.

Marchesi's attorney asked East Boston Municipal Court Judge John McDonald to set bail at just $1,000 to $5,000, saying many of the weapons will prove to be BB guns or antiques not covered by the state gun-licensing requirements. And she said Marchesi's mother, who was in court along with Marchesi's sister, would not post even that amount until after her son got into a secure center for treatment of his heroin addiction.

Marchesi was charged with numerous counts of illegal possession of a firearm, illegal possession of ammunition, possession of a large-capacity feeding device and various drug charges, in addition to possession of the IEDs. The Boston Police bomb squad was called in to handle those, assistant District Attorney Emily Hamrock said.

As Hamrock read off an inventory of all the weapons and types of ammunition, Marchesi vigorously shook his head no as he stood in the dock.

Hamrock said the charges were serious enough to warrant high bail and that Marchesi's case will likely go before a grand jury.

Innocent, etc.