L.A. Man Pleads Guilty to Making Fake IDs Used for Port of Los Angeles Access

LOS ANGELES, CA - A Los Angeles man pleaded guilty Monday to manufacturing counterfeit identification documents, including cards required to access secure areas of the Port of Los Angeles.

Brian Allen Dunmore, 54, of Porter Ranch, is set to be sentenced Aug. 1.

At his initial court appearance last month, Dunmore was ordered held without bond, partly because he is a previously convicted felon who had a cache of firearms at his home, authorities said.

"Our national security depends in part upon our ability to restrict access to sensitive areas, including significant transportation hubs such as the Port of Los Angeles," said Eileen M. Decker, the U.S. attorney in Los Angeles.

"Here, false identification documents were given to unauthorized individuals by a person who also illegally possessed an arsenal of high-powered weapons, making this crime extremely serious," she said.

In conjunction with Dunmore's arrest, U.S. Coast Guard agents executed a search warrant at his home, where they allegedly recovered equipment that appeared to be used to create false identifications.

The agents also recovered as a small arsenal of weapons and ammunition, including a fully-automatic Tec-9, two AR-15 rifles with over 2,000 rounds of ammunition, and an AK-47, according to court documents.

--City News Service, photo via Shutterstock