PORT ANGELES — Two men were arrested for investigation of alleged state Department of Corrections violations when the Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team seized drugs and firearms from a storage shed east of Port Angeles on Monday, the officers said.
John Planck Robinson, 27, was found with an AK-47 assault rifle propped up against a bed he was sleeping in and about 11.1 grams of suspected heroin and 6.4 grams of suspected methamphetamine in his van, according to OPNET officials.
Task force detectives and state corrections officers were tipped that Robinson was in possession of at least one firearm and had been trafficking in controlled substances in the area, according to an OPNET news release.
Robinson, a convicted felon who is under state Department of Corrections supervision, was tracked down by OPNET surveillance after he allegedly failed to report to DOC on June 1.
Cayde Barclay-Paxton, an acquaintance of Robinson’s, also was arrested at the storage unit for investigation of an alleged DOC violation.
Barclay-Paxton, 21, was found to be in possession of about 1.9 grams of suspected heroin, according to OPNET.
Investigators also found in the storage unit a .40-caliber semi-automatic handgun and notes documenting the trafficking of controlled substances, OPNET said.
Robinson and Barclay-Paxton were being held without bond in the Clallam County jail Wednesday for alleged DOC violations.
OPNET will recommend to the county prosecuting attorney that the men be charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, and possession of a controlled substance after the firearms have been tested for functionality and the suspected drugs analyzed by the State Patrol Crime Lab.
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Reporter Rob Ollikainen can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 56450, or at rollikainen@peninsuladailynews.com.
