Rush Filed Charges in Bellevue Fentanyl, Gun Case
We appreciate the work of Bellevue Police in this recent investigation, which recovered 161 grams of fentanyl, 48 grams of meth, and found a person with a felony conviction in possession of a loaded handgun in violation of court orders.
The defendant also had a warrant at the time of his arrest.
On Thursday, February 9, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office rush filed charges of:
- Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the First Degree
- Violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act (possession with intent — fentanyl and methl)
From the public charging documents:
“the defendant was contacted by law enforcement while smoking narcotics in the driver’s seat of a vehicle that came back stolen. Upon a lawful search of the defendant and vehicle, law enforcement discovered a Ruger 9mm handgun underneath the driver’s seat and a number of different drugs: two bags of Methamphetamine totaling 48.05 grams; 161.24 grams of suspected Fentanyl pills; 19 suspected Morphine pills; 14 suspected Oxycodone pills; more than 150 grams of green and blue bar shaped pills, suspected to be Alprazolam. There was also more than $870 in cash and small plastic baggies, often used for distribution, found in the defendants control.”
King County prosecutors argued that the defendant is a danger to the community and should be held on $15,000 bail.
The investigation into an alleged accomplice remains ongoing, and King County prosecutors plan to act immediately when that case is referred to us.
The post is not expected to be updated. For case updates, go to the KC Script Portal and view case number 23–1–00264–1.
