Jean Mikle

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BRICK - An Indiana man who brought four guns, 1,000 rounds of ammunition, pepper spray and a gas mask to his first meeting with a woman he described as his "Facebook girlfriend" has been charged with stalking and weapons possession, police said.

Antonio J. Perez, 24, of Elkhart, Indiana, was found sleeping in his car at the Boland Field Baseball Complex on Lanes Mills Road at about 12:30 a.m. Dec. 30, Brick Sgt. Henry Drew said Thursday.

Officers Mark Nixon, Mark Catalina and Marc Alexander found that Perez had 1,000 rounds of ammunition, a canister of pepper spray, a gas mask and four guns, all loaded: a SigSauer P226 .40-caliber handgun, a Smith & Wesson .38 revolver, a Smith & Wesson .357 revolver, and a WASR 10, AK-47-style rifle.

Drew said additional investigation by Detective Robert Shepherd revealed that Perez was on his way to meet his Facebook "girlfriend" of two years, whom he had not yet met in person. Officers were able to find the woman, who was unharmed.

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Perez was charged with stalking, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, possession of a rifle, possession of other weapons, possession of destructive devices, possession of certain bullets, possession of large capacity ammo magazine (2 counts), possession of a handgun, disposition of weapons, disposition of an assault firearm, possession of marijuana, and unregistered vehicle, Drew said.

He is being held in the Ocean County Jail, Toms River, on $100,000 bail, with no option to post 10 percent for release.

Jean Mikle: jmikle@gannettnj.com