Snohomish County Investigators bust man with massive stash of firearms
Nov 7, 2022, 1:25 PM
Investigators said as a result of the search warrant, an additional five counts of unlawful possession of a firearm will be added to the suspect's charges. (Photo courtesy of Everett Police)
(Photo courtesy of Everett Police)
The Everett Police Department (EPD) released a report of a man with a warrant for possession of a stolen vehicle out of King County, alongside multiple domestic violence warrants out of Snohomish County, who was seen abandoning an unreported stolen van outside a Seattle residence last week.
Investigators said the suspect ran inside when he realized police were in the area.
Police saw a pistol in open view on the center console, and the vehicle was impounded for a warrant.
EPD said probable cause was developed for a new possession of a stolen vehicle charge and an unlawful possession of a firearm in the second degree.
Last week, members of the Violent Crimes Reduction Unit (VCRU) were in the area of the residence when the male suspect left and went back into his home.
VCRU went into the residence to arrest the man on his warrants. While searching for the suspect, investigators said VCRU officers saw a pistol, parts of an AR-15-style rifle, and ammunition in various calibers in his bedroom.
The suspect was found in the bedroom in a hidden compartment and arrested.
A search warrant for the home was granted. During the search, the following items were recovered: Two shotguns (one sawed off and illegal), two pistols, two rifles in various stages of construction, a rifle suppressor, numerous rifle magazines and various types of ammunition, and stolen tools belonging to the owner of the stolen van.
Investigators said as a result of the search warrant, an additional five counts of unlawful possession of a firearm will be added to his charges.
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Tacoma Police Detectives from the Special Assault Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, along with members of the FBI South Sound Child Exploitation & Human Trafficking Taskforce and the Washington State Patrol Missing & Exploited Children Taskforce, served a warrant at a residence in Tacoma.
According to Tacoma Police investigators, the detectives’ investigation into a priority cyber tip was received on Oct. 25 from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children regarding concerns of manufactured child pornography.
Tacoma Police said the 40-year-old male named in the warrant was suspected of raping children, filming the abuse, and distributing the video and images. The suspect was taken into custody without incident.
The suspect was booked into jail on one count of rape of a child in the first degree, two counts of child molestation in the first degree, sexual exploitation of a minor, commercial sex abuse of a minor, and possessing and distributing child pornography.
Two juvenile victims have been identified in this case.
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