Arlington resident Rodney Melvin Gunsauley was sentenced Friday to 40 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and a $6,000 fine for possessing firearms after being convicted of a felony, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Alexandria.

Gunsauley pleaded guilty Dec. 8 to being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition after construction workers found two weapons caches buried on Patrick Henry Drive near Interstate 66 on Oct. 12.

According to the release, "FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) agents and Arlington County Police and Fire responded to the location and recovered one short barrel AR-15, thirteen AR-15 magazines, 385 armor piercing rounds, two handguns - a Para-Ordinance .45 and Delta Elite Semi-Automatic 10 mm – additional clips for the .45, a lock pick set and coded letter with references to additional locations."

Forsenic evidence led law enforcement officers to 61-year-old Gunsauley's house on Oct. 20. Officers recovered 12 M-16 firing pins, materials to make weapons caches, a shovel and a lock pick set. 

Officers reported Friday that Gunsauley led them to 33 additional weapons tubes in Arlington containing six additional AR-15 rifles, five additional handguns to include a 9 mm, a .40-caliber and another .45-caliber and 20,000 additional rounds of ammunition.