Officers Find 19 Machine Guns, Grenade Launcher in Man's Home

By Olsen Ebright and Ryan Bourgard, NBC Los Angeles

Officers Find 19 Machine Guns, Grenade Launcher in Man's Home

February 7, 2013 Updated Feb 7, 2013 at 10:03 AM PDT

While serving a search warrant tied to alleged theft charges, police found 19 machine guns and a grenade launcher in the home of a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power employee, police said Wednesday.

John Joseph Hunten, 45, was arrested Feb. 1 on suspicion of multiple gun-related charges, LAPD Officer Christopher No said.

Police were at the man's North Hollywood home in the 6600 block of Irvine Avenue about 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 1 when they found the weapons, No said.

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