Seeker of Truth
05-30-2003, 02:00 PM
Posted on Fri, May. 30, 2003
Cache of weapons found in Jackson
By Andrea Misko
Beacon Journal staff writer
JACKSON TWP. - Police officers called to check on the welfare of an individual got more than they bargained for early Wednesday.
They arrived at the home on Harborview Drive to find a cache of about 90 weapons -- rifles, shotguns and handguns, some semiautomatic -- and ammunition.
The owner of the home and the guns, Kevin Beck, 44, faces four counts of unlawful possession of a dangerous ordnance, a fifth-degree felony, police said.
Beck was being evaluated at a Cleveland hospital Thursday. Upon his release he will be transported to the Stark County Jail, said Jackson police Maj. Tim Escola.
No court hearings had been set as of Thursday.
Police received the call around 9 a.m. Wednesday and arrived at the home to find Beck in an unstable state, Escola said.
Officers found the stock of weapons in plain view on display. Some of the weapons were loaded improperly, meaning they had more rounds than allowed by law, Escola said.
Federal investigators and the Summit County bomb squad were called to assist. The weapons were taken into police custody and are being checked to determine ownership and history.
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Cache of weapons found in Jackson
By Andrea Misko
Beacon Journal staff writer
JACKSON TWP. - Police officers called to check on the welfare of an individual got more than they bargained for early Wednesday.
They arrived at the home on Harborview Drive to find a cache of about 90 weapons -- rifles, shotguns and handguns, some semiautomatic -- and ammunition.
The owner of the home and the guns, Kevin Beck, 44, faces four counts of unlawful possession of a dangerous ordnance, a fifth-degree felony, police said.
Beck was being evaluated at a Cleveland hospital Thursday. Upon his release he will be transported to the Stark County Jail, said Jackson police Maj. Tim Escola.
No court hearings had been set as of Thursday.
Police received the call around 9 a.m. Wednesday and arrived at the home to find Beck in an unstable state, Escola said.
Officers found the stock of weapons in plain view on display. Some of the weapons were loaded improperly, meaning they had more rounds than allowed by law, Escola said.
Federal investigators and the Summit County bomb squad were called to assist. The weapons were taken into police custody and are being checked to determine ownership and history.
More @ ohio.com (http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/5975198.htm)