SPD: Meth, guns and cash discovered in West Seattle arrest
Thu, 03/08/2012
Press release from Det. Mark Jamieson with Seattle Police:
On March 7th, at approximately 10:00 pm, Southwest Precinct Anti-Crime Team officers along with patrol officers were checking an address in the 4800 Block of 47th Avenue Southwest for a suspect with an outstanding warrant.
Officers contacted the homeowner who let the officers know that the suspect was in a downstairs bedroom. Officers went downstairs, only to find a locked door. The suspect’s roommate was located in the garage and opened the locked door with his own key. The 23-year-old warrant suspect was located sleeping inside and was arrested without incident.
Officers observed guns and drugs inside the room.
Officers wrote a search warrant and then arrested the roommate as well for Violation of the Uniform Firearm Act (VUFA) and Violation of the Controlled Substances Act (VUCSA). The roommate, a 49-year-old male, is a convicted felon and two of the guns recovered were stolen.
Officers recovered a large amount of methamphetamphine and other drugs, as well as a large amount of cash. Both suspects were later booked into the King County Jail for the outstanding warrants and Investigation of VUFA and VUCSA.