Overview
- Santa Clara County prosecutors charged Brett Maxwell, 51, with 25 felony counts tied to weapons, explosives, and drug sales.
- Investigators say Nov. 13 raids recovered about 19 firearms, including three assault rifles and several unserialized ghost guns.
- Authorities also seized explosives, cash, and heroin and methamphetamine valued at roughly $100,000.
- Searches were carried out at an apartment complex by Fair Oaks Park next to an elementary school and at a storage unit several miles away.
- The Santa Clara County Gun Violence Task Force led a joint effort with Sunnyvale public safety, San Jose police, the sheriff’s office, and federal agents, and prosecutors said Maxwell was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday with prison exposure if convicted.