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STUDIO CITY (CNS) - Two men were arrested following a barricade at a residence in Studio City where authorities found items including assault weapons, handguns and thousands of rounds of ammunition, police said today.
The standoff began about 2:15 a.m. Wednesday, when police went to the 4000 block of Sunswept Drive to serve a search warrant in connection with an assault with a deadly weapon investigation that began on Dec. 29, the Los Angeles Police Department reported.
A SWAT team was sent to the scene, and a barricade ensued until late Wednesday morning, when the men were taken into custody, police said. Deavonte Kimble, 30, was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon with a firearm, and bail was set at $310,000 police said. However, bail was revoked ``due to the suspect's parole status,'' police said. Max Lord, 31, was booked on suspicion of possession of assault rifles, and bail was set at $35,000, police said.
During the search of the residence, investigators found several assault rifles, along with handguns, firearm suppressors, high-capacity magazines, assault rifle building parts/components and thousands of rounds of ammunition, police said. The investigation was conducted by personnel from the LAPD's Operations-West Bureau LAPD/ATF Gun Violence Reduction Task Force.