SEATTLE, WASHINGTON (BNO NEWS) — A Nevada man was found to be in the possession of guns and explosive devices after he was arrested near the University of Washington in Seattle while driving a stolen pickup truck, police said on late Thursday, but few details were immediately released.
The investigation began at around 10:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday when officers from the University of Washington Police Department observed a pickup truck that had been reported stolen out of Montana. They then conducted a “high-risk” traffic stop near the university’s campus.
“The officers took the driver of the vehicle, a Nevada resident, into custody without incident, originally on the stolen vehicle charge. He was brought back to UWPD for questioning,” said Chief John Vinson of the University of Washington Police Department. He was later booked into the King County Jail.
After the traffic stop, detectives searched the vehicle and discovered a stolen scoped rifle, a stolen shotgun, suspected incendiary devices and body armor. It was not immediately clear why the 21-year-old suspect, whose identity has not yet been released, was carrying the weapons and explosives.
“At this point, there does not appear to be any threat to the University of Washington community. This is an ongoing criminal investigation,” Vinson said at a Thursday news conference. “The University of Washington Police Department is collaborating with the Seattle Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on this case.”
Vinson said the suspect, who has not yet formally been charged with a crime, was not cooperating with investigators.
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