RED BLUFF — A 62-year-old man Red Bluff man with an active restraining order was arrested Monday following service of a search warrant at a Vassar Road property northwest of Red Bluff where more than 50 firearms and numerous rounds of ammunition were located.

Gary Wayne Stiles of Red Bluff was booked into Tehama County Jail and charged with felony possession of unlawful assault weapons and possession of firearms while restrained by court order, according to a press release issued Tuesday by the Tehama County District Attorney’s Office.

The arrest came after a month-long investigation by District Attorney Investigators, who had received information Stiles was still in possession of firearms and was continuing to threaten individuals after receiving the restraining order, the release said.

Under California law those under control of a restraining order must surrender their firearms during the time period of that restraining order.

During the search of the Vassar Road property, which included an underground survival bunker, investigators located seven semi-automatic rifles that are unlawful under California’s assault weapons laws, the release said. In addition, there were 53 other firearms located, including handguns, rifles and shotguns as well as more than 50 high capacity magazines and drum magazines capable of holding between 30 and 75 rounds.

The release indicated there were more than 50,000 rounds of ammunition located. Many of the assault weapons and ammunition were found in the underground bunker, which was a steel room buried about 10 feet below ground.

Stiles was found in Red Bluff and arrested Monday following an interview, the release said. Bail was set at $500,000 at the request of the district attorney’s office.

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Federal judge upholds California ban on carrying guns in public The investigation into the source of the weapons and how Stiles acquired them in California is on-going and additional arrests may occur.

The Tehama County Sheriff’s Department, Major Crimes Task Force, Department of Environmental Health, Red Bluff Police Department, Glenn County District Attorney’s Office, Glenn County Major Crimes Task Force and the California Highway Patrol Air Operations Division assisted with the investigation.