Jack Alfred Dennis, 34, of Taft, posted a $42,500 bond and was released over the weekend after being arrested Sept. 12 by police who went to his place of employment, then served a search warrant at his home.
Dennis has been charged with two counts of possessing machine guns, two counts of manufacturing machine guns and a fifth count of committing a religious hate crime, Taft Police Lt. Peter Aranda told Hatewatch this week.

While searching the suspectâs home for material used to deface these signs, officers discovered the [illegal] firearms in the residence,â Aranda said.
Officers also found an assortment of âantigovernment pamphlets,â which the police official couldnât immediately describe more fully. They also found an assortment of books, including To Hell with God, Silent Death, The Secrets of Methamphetamine Manufacturing, Vest Buster and Poor Manâs James Bond.
Aranda said police seized two AK-47 assault rifles, illegally modified to fire fully automatic, a bolt-action rifle and multiple âparts and piecesâ for various firearms, along with more than 300 rounds of high-powered ammunition. No drugs or evidence of drug manufacturing were discovered.
âWe donât believe at this time he has any direct ties with any formal [extremist] organizations,â the police official said.