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Portland man asleep in running car; Guns, silencers found
By Tim Steele,
2023-05-29
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Guns, silencers and ammunition were seized after Portland police awakened a man slumped over behind the wheel of running car Saturday night.
Devante Jermain Zimmerly faces multiple charges after these guns were allegedly found inside his car in Northeast Portland, May 27, 2023 (PPB)
Around 9:30 p.m. that night, officers checked on the man whose car was near the intersection of NE Killingsworth and 48th, police told KOIN 6 News. Patrol cars boxed the driver’s car in to keep him from lurching forward once he was awakened.
But as officers checked on the man — later identified as Devante Jermain Zimmerly — they noticed a handgun in his waistband. Authorities said they backed away and used a PA system to wake him up.
Zimmerly complied with the officers and was taken into custody. Officials said they also found two rifles and two shotguns in the car.
The 28-year-old was booked for 3 counts of unlawful possession of machine guns, short-barreled guns and silencers — all felonies — plus 4 misdemeanor counts of possession of a loaded gun in a public place.
Devante Jermain Zimmerly faces multiple charges after guns were allegedly found inside his car in Northeast Portland, May 27, 2023 (PPB)
He remains in the Multnomah County Jail at this time.
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