CHUBBUCK — A 23-year-old local man was arrested earlier this month after police responding to a civil standby call discovered cocaine, multiple firearms and Russian Communist medals inside his home, court records show.

Daniel Perez, of Chubbuck, has been charged with possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, all felonies, following a Feb. 1 Chubbuck Police Department investigation, according to police and court records the Idaho State Journal recently obtained.

The incident began to unfold when officers responded to a Chubbuck residence for a civil standby after a woman contacted police saying she needed help retrieving her belongings from the residence she shared with Perez. She told officers that Perez possessed firearms and may have had drugs inside the residence, court records show.

Upon entering the apartment, officers discovered a bag of white rock-like substance that had fallen from a closet shelf. A field test of the substance provided a presumptive positive result for cocaine, according to court records. In addition to the large quantity of cocaine, officers located multiple cell phones, approximately $810 in cash, an AR-15 rifle, other drug paraphernalia and a red colored plastic bag with multiple Russian Communist medals, court records show.

Officers noted that the quantity of small individual bags typically used for drug sales, combined with the multiple phones and large amount of cash, gave them probable cause to believe Perez was distributing narcotics, police said. A Bannock County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit later indicated there were narcotics in Perez’s vehicle as well, according to the police report.

While officers were conducting the search, the woman told police through a Spanish-speaking interpreter that on the night of Jan. 30, she and her mother fled the apartment after hearing Perez rack a pistol during an argument, adding that he had been acting erratic while under the influence of alcohol and cocaine, police said. Both women told police they feared for their lives, court records show. The two aggravated assault charges stem from that incident.

When officers returned to the residence later that evening to retrieve the firearms, they observed Perez entering his vehicle parked outside. Officers drew their weapons and ordered Perez to exit the vehicle. During the arrest, officers recovered two Glock pistols — one from Perez’s jacket pocket and another from his waistband — along with additional drug paraphernalia on his person, court records show. Perez was transported to the Chubbuck Police Department where he invoked his right to an attorney and declined to answer questions.

He was subsequently transported to the Bannock County Jail in Pocatello.

Perez appeared before 6th District Magistrate Judge David A Hooste for an arraignment hearing on Feb. 2 where his bond was set at $50,000 and he was ordered not to have any contact with the two victims. Perez posted the bond on Feb. 9 and was released from jail.

He is scheduled to appear in court again on March 23 for a preliminary hearing. Prosecutors will attempt to present sufficient evidence to elevate the case from magistrate to district court for trial.

Each of the felony aggravated assault charges Perez faces carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000 if Perez is convicted.

If convicted of all of the felony possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute charge he faces up to life in prison and a fine of up to $25,000.