California man arrested after fortified underground bunker found with weapons cache

A California antheral was arrested aft authorities said they discovered an underground fortified bunker with an "alarming cache of amerciable firearms and ammunition" inside. 

Michael Kamfolt, 40, of Anderson, is present facing astir a twelve weapons-related charges, including possession of an battle firearm and manufacturing of a shade gun, pursuing his apprehension by the California Highway Patrol. He was taken into custody arsenic portion of an probe into a suspected amerciable marijuana cultivation cognition connected a spot successful Anderson, authorities said.

"This cognition went acold beyond an amerciable grow. The operation of a hidden bunker and an alarming cache of amerciable firearms and ammunition highlights the menace posed to nationalist safety," CHP Northern Division Chief John Pinoli said successful a statement. 

In a hunt of the spot connected Jan. 20, "officers discovered an underground bunker accessible done a 100-foot-long culvert," according to CHP.

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The wrong of a "hidden bunker" that the California Highway Patrol said was discovered connected a spot successful Anderson. (CHP)

"The bunker was equipped with power, ventilation, a factual level with built-in drainage and the indispensable supplies to cultivate marijuana," CHP said successful a statement. 

"In summation to the bunker, officers seized 13 firearms, 4 brushed assemblage armor vests, 30 high-capacity magazines, and astir 10,000 rounds of ammunition, including armor-piercing rounds," it added. "Among the seized firearms were a sawed-off shotgun, 3 AR-15 benignant battle rifles, 1 with an obliterated serial number, and 2 firearms reported stolen successful 2016 and 1978 respectively." 

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The California Highway Patrol said a monolithic weapons cache was recovered wrong the bunker, shown astatine left. (CHP)

CHP besides said they received a extremity astir the spot successful December 2025 earlier returning this period with a hunt warrant, which "led to an illicit cannabis cultivation cognition and underground bunker." 

The CHP’s announcement drew plentifulness of reactions from commenters connected Facebook, with 1 saying successful effect to their post, "Bros got an implicit imagination prep setup." 

A 100-foot-long passageway led to the bunker successful Anderson, the California Highway Patrol said. (CHP)

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