Police allegedly discovered a man carrying a cache of weapons, including a pump-action shotgun hidden in a guitar case, near the junction of Park Avenue and Jefferson Street at around 7 p.m. on May 15. The suspect was taken into custody in Portland’s South Park Blocks.
Layton Clark, 46, was detained by police when they noticed him in the park with a machete, according to the Portland Police Bureau Bike Squad.
The PPB Bike Squad posted on social media, “While officers spoke with the man, another officer noticed what appeared to be a shotgun barrel coming out of a guitar case . Possession of a weapon in a park when it’s a shotgun means you don’t pass go and don’t collect $200.”
Along with the other weapons discovered in Clark’s possession, the officers also allegedly discovered a second machete, a pocketknife, a hatchet, and a Sig Sauer handgun with the serial number scratched off.
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According to PPB, Clark was taken into custody by the Bike Squad unit’s recently established afternoon detail.
Clark was arrested and lodged into the Multnomah County Jail on allegations of illegal firearm possession, destroying a firearm’s serial number, and violating an active warrant for further drug and weapon offenses.
On May 16, Clark was granted restricted freedom while being closely monitored.
