Burbank man found with small cache of weapons, drugs in his car at Glendale storage facility
Police on Tuesday seized a rifle, five handguns, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and other weapons from a Burbank man’s car, which was parked at a Glendale storage facility, police said.
Glendale’s special enforcement detail was spending extra time at the Public Storage parking lot, located at 5500 San Fernando Road, after receiving reports of car thefts and drug activity at the facility, said Glendale Police Sgt. Robert William.
The man, 45-year-old Marthias Nano, was sitting in his car when officers approached him and noticed a rifle bag on the back seat.
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The man reportedly admitted to possessing a firearm, and during a subsequent search of his car, police recovered: six guns, three of which were loaded; three knives; a baton; brass knuckles; shaved keys; lock-picking tools; methamphetamine; and nine methamphetamine pipes.
Nano was arrested on suspicion of multiple weapons violations, as well as possession of drugs and burglary tools.
He is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail, according to Los Angeles County jail records.
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Alene Tchekmedyian, alene.tchekmedyian@latimes.com
Twitter: @atchek
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