STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – A man accused of owning dozens of unregistered guns, including one that meets the federal definition of a machine gun, sparked a standoff Thursday at his Sterling Heights home, police said.
Local 4 cameras were outside the home on Angelina Drive near Ryan Road as neighbors looked on in shock.
Muzaffer Alzand, 44, eventually surrendered to Sterling Heights police after being barricaded inside his home with a girlfriend and a co-worker, officials said.
Alzand's attorney was on the phone with his client, working to get him to calm down and surrender, according to officials.
Alzand had a court date Thursday on a drug charge, and his bail bondsman went to his home to arrest him for failing to pay.
The bondsman said Alzand threatened to shoot him and others. He claims he heard three or four shots.
"The subject made threats to the bondman that he was going to shoot him if he came in to apprehend him," Sterling Heights police Lt. Mario Bastianelli said. "The bondman backed away and called 911."
Members of the Sterling Heights police Special Response Team were called in to handle the situation.
Alzand was hit Wednesday with federal firearms charges after 38 guns and several silencers were allegedly found in his home. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives described some as machine guns.
The guns were found during a search warrant of Alzand's home after he was arrested for an assault charge from a former nanny.
Alzand's attorney said he knew about the federal investigation, but not that the charges would come so quickly.
Guns found at Sterling Heights home
Sterling Heights police searched Alzand's home on May 9.
Alzandis currently under a protective order prohibiting him from owning firearms, police said.
During the search, police found a Glock 17 handgun with a Glock switch attached, a gold silencer, two black silencers, a bag containing six silencer parts and 37 additional firearms, according to authorities.
According to the ATF Firearms and Ammunition Technology Division lab, the Glock 17 model with the Glock switch meets the federal definition of a machine gun.
A silencer is also considered a firearm, officials said.
The firearms and silencers are required to be registered to the person in possession of them and were not registered to Alzand, according to police.