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Portland police: Loaded guns found inside convicted felon’s tent

In a video posted to social media on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, the Portland Police Bureau's Central Bike Squad says they found three guns inside the tent of a convicted felon near Northwest Davis and Broadway. (Screenshot courtesy PPB Central Bike Squad Instagram)

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Police found several guns inside a tent as they arrested a convicted felon in Portland, officials say.

According to the Portland Police Bureau, officers were called to a reported disturbance near Northwest Broadway and Northwest Davis Street. While speaking to a man inside a tent, officers reportedly noticed a gun in plain view.

Video posted on social media shows police searching the tent, finding two other loaded guns in the process.

Authorities say they then discovered the man is a convicted felon with a warrant for a parole violation stemming from a second-degree assault charge.

The man was arrested and now faces multiple charges, including felon in possession of a firearm, three counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, failure to register as a sex offender stemming from a first-degree rape charge and the felony warrant parole violation, according to PPB.

The man’s identity has not yet been released.