Police locate missing assault rifle in college campus case
Posted on Tuesday, April 11 @ 16:09:02 GMT
Lassen County News Headline After receiving an anonymous tip in the late afternoon of Monday, April 3, the Susanville Police were able to recover an assault rifle and a portion of a shotgun barrel at a home in Lake Almanor.
By Barbara France
Managing Editor
The rifle is allegedly one of two weapons owned by Lassen Community College wrestler Matthew Louis Maumoynier, 21, who was arrested in Saturday, Feb. 11 in Coos Bay, Ore.
Maumoynier, also a Chester resident, was charged with possessing an assault rifle, possessing firearms on a college campus, furnishing or loaning a high capacity magazine and probation violation. His bail was set at $45,000. He is still awaiting his court date.
During the month of January, the police department began investigating allegations that college students at LCC were in possession of various firearms in the dorm rooms, according to a SPD press release.
Several photos showing both past and present students holding various types of firearms in the dorm rooms were put on the World Wide Web blog site called myspace.com.
College officials brought it to the attention of the police department when college staff discovered the photos.
According to Detective Rodd Joseph, during the lengthy investigation, one of the weapons in the photos was determined to be an assault rifle. These types of rifles are illegal to possess in California unless the owner has a permit.
On April 3, the SPD, taking the tip seriously, headed to the Plumas County residence working on the tip throughout the evening.
The rifle and shotgun barrel were found in the bedroom of an 18-year-old Lake Almanor man. According to Joseph, Maumoynier allegedly gave the rifle and barrel to the 18-year-old to conceal them from law enforcement. The police have custody of both the rifle and shotgun.
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