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Washington State Felon Arrested In The Bay Area For Possessing An Assault Rifle
justice.gov ^ | July 13, 2020 | U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of California

Posted on 07/14/2020 5:05:35 PM PDT by ransomnote

OAKLAND – James David Allen II made an initial appearance today in federal court on a criminal complaint for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, after police arrested him on July 8, 2020, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett.  Allen made his initial appearance in federal court today before Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim.

According to the complaint, Allen, a resident of Washington State, was found sleeping in a stolen car in Pinole on the morning of July 8, 2020.  After confirming that the vehicle was stolen, officers arrested Allen and conducted an inventory search of the vehicle.

The complaint alleges that on the front passenger floorboard of the vehicle, officers found a loaded AR-15 style rifle with handwritten numbers and words all over it.  The rifle was pointed barrel down with the rear stock leaning against the front edge of the passenger seat, making it immediately accessible to the driver’s hand.  It was equipped with a loaded, high-capacity 30-round magazine.  Upon taking possession of the rifle, the arresting officers found a live round chambered and the fire control switch set to “fire.”   A second loaded, high-capacity 30-round magazine was taped to this magazine. The second magazine was positioned opposite so that the shooter could drop the first magazine from the rifle and easily flip it over to insert the other loaded magazine.  A third loaded, high capacity magazine was found in the trunk of the vehicle. 

The charges contained in the criminal complaint are mere allegations.  As in any criminal case, the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

Michael A. Rodriguez is the Assistant U.S. Attorney who is prosecuting the case with the assistance of Kay E. Konopaske.  The prosecution is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Pinole Police Department.

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KEYWORDS: assaultrifle

1 posted on 07/14/2020 5:05:35 PM PDT by ransomnote
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To: ransomnote

Send his guns to the McCroskeys.


2 posted on 07/14/2020 5:09:44 PM PDT by GnuThere
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To: ransomnote

More info...

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/07/13/feds-wa-man-drove-to-bay-area-with-stolen-ar-15-to-handle-san-francisco-stockbroker/


3 posted on 07/14/2020 5:10:22 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Like Enoch, Noah, & Lot, the True Church will soon be removed & then destruction comes forth.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Getting ready for pre-election protests.


4 posted on 07/14/2020 5:14:21 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: ransomnote

This is California.

Just about every word in the article is a separate crime.


5 posted on 07/14/2020 5:14:47 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob (This is not /s. It is just as viable as any MSM 'information', maybe more so!)
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He can not be held in jail in Kali...they got that 'Rona going.

Not safe to keep bad actors locked up.

6 posted on 07/14/2020 5:21:21 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure)
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To: Deaf Smith

Here locally they turned 3 loose that had 6 pounds of heroin on them after they made a sale of 2 pounds. Coronavirus is dangerous to these people.

https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2020/jul/14/dtf-fortuna-woman-arrested-after-meeting-drug-traf/


7 posted on 07/14/2020 5:26:39 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (The Revolution Will Not Be Televised but It Will Be Livestreamed)
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To: ransomnote
...a loaded AR-15 style rifle.

What is an AR-15 style rifle? Isn't it an AR-15 or it isn't?

8 posted on 07/14/2020 5:33:28 PM PDT by KevinB (Quite literally, whatever the Left touches it ruins.)
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To: ransomnote

Notice how the words “high capacity” appear before each mention of a 30 round magazine. A 30 round magazine is standard capacity for an AR15 or M16. Since the author is deliberately misleading the reader about that, what else are they lying about?


9 posted on 07/14/2020 5:35:23 PM PDT by GaryCrow
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To: KevinB; All
Actually, AR stands for Armalite Rifle, not Assault Rifle.

https://www.ammoland.com/2011/10/historical-review-of-armalite/#axzz6SDk0xLRo

10 posted on 07/14/2020 5:57:27 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isnÂ’t common anymore.)
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To: ransomnote
An AR-15 is not an assault rifle.
11 posted on 07/14/2020 6:14:40 PM PDT by ConjunctionJunction
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To: ConjunctionJunction

Black Rifles Matter.

RLTW


12 posted on 07/14/2020 6:17:31 PM PDT by military cop (I carry a .45....cause they don't make a .46....)
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To: ConjunctionJunction

Black Rifles Matter.

RLTW


13 posted on 07/14/2020 6:17:56 PM PDT by military cop (I carry a .45....cause they don't make a .46....)
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To: ConjunctionJunction

Correct. An “assault rifle” is based on the German “sturmgewehr” concept, which is a select-fire rifle capable of both full-auto and semi-auto fire. AR-15s and AR-14s (thank you, Joe Biden) do not meet that definition, as they are only semi-autos.


14 posted on 07/14/2020 6:22:54 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: ransomnote
A second loaded, high-capacity 30-round magazine was taped to this magazine. The second magazine was positioned opposite so that the shooter could drop the first magazine from the rifle and easily flip it over to insert the other loaded magazine.

Man oh man. If that right there isn't the worst crime ever, I don't know what is!


(Not to ignore the fact that the dude was in a stolen vehicle.)
15 posted on 07/14/2020 8:20:57 PM PDT by Svartalfiar
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