Man arrested after being found with a massive stockpile of 10,000 guns, 500 chain saws

A South Carolina man was arrested over the weekend when authorities found him with a stockpile of up to 10,000 guns and 500 chain saws, The Charlotte Observer reports.

"None of us have ever seen anything anywhere close to this," Chesterfield County Sheriff Jay Brooks told the local news station WBTV.

On Friday, authorities went to the home of Brent Nicholoson, 51, to serve him a subpoena for trafficking opium and heroin, The New York Daily News reports.

The next day, nearly 100 police officers raided Nicholoson's home outside the small town of Pageland, South Carolina.

Authorities seized an estimate of 7,000 to 10,000 guns, more than 500 chainsaws, hunting crossbows, ammunition, taxidermed deer.

"There were so many guns we quit counting after a while," the sheriff reportedly told The Charlotte Observer.

Authorities also found guns in a nearby storage building, a liquor store Nicholson runs, and his parents' home, Sheriff Brooks said.

According to The Charlotte Observer, the arsenal was so massive that on Saturday authorities filled four 40-foot tractor-trailers.

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