Police find arsenal in home after man busted for heroin
PORTLAND, Ore. - Thirty-five firearms -- ranging from Hollywood-style guns to high-powered rifles -- were seized as part of a heroin investigation Wednesday in Southeast Portland.
Police arrested Joshua Michael Buettner, 30, and Jehna Gowanlock, 26, on drug charges following a lengthy investigation into the sale of heroin.
Investigators said Buettner was armed with a handgun in a shoulder holster when officers contacted him on SE 82nd Avenue in the Lents neighborhood on Wednesday. Police said he had an ounce of heroin in his possession at the time.
When they went to Buettner's residence on SE 75th Avenue in the Foster-Powell neighborhood, officers said they found 34 additional guns, including handguns and rifles, in his home.
The firearms were found under piles of clothing and hanging in closets as well as other parts of Buettner's apartment. Police said they also found two safes and ammunition in the home.
"A lot of collectors have way more," said Portland police Sgt. Pete Simpson. "They're people who collect them as a hobby kept safe. They're not out dealing heroin."
Investigators are trying to determine how Buettner obtained the weapons. A source told KATU the guns were legally purchased, but investigators wonder if he used drug money to purchase them or planned to trade them for drugs.
Officers said the investigation began in January and is still ongoing. Investigators said they will check the serial numbers on the weapons to see if any are stolen and can be returned to their rightful owners.
Buettner and Gowanlock were both charged with multiple drug crimes and taken to the Multnomah County Jail, according to police.
Good to know by police standards I have a "small arsenal".
"Thirty-five firearms -- ranging from Hollywood-style guns to high-powered rifles -- were seized as part of a heroin investigation Wednesday in Southeast Portland."
Pray tell, what is a "Hollywood-style" gun? Is that different from a "military-style" gun or an "assault" gun?
This guy was probably a straw buyer for the people that he was getting the heroin from.
@UtterReality fast and caught
Oh my god...he had a FLASH SUPPRESSOR?! This guy clearly means business.
Maybe he was just stocking up to get a really good gift card at the next gun buy back? or maybe he had his own smack for guns program.
I've seen that guy on the bus a lot. Makes me wonder what he could have been carrying.
 I tend to the opinion that people in the illicit drug business feel the need (or actually have the need) for guns for protection, both from competitors and from law enforcement.  If you expect a battle, why make it hard to fight?
Not sure why someone would want a large number of different guns. Why not have a two or three that can be used effectively. With all those guns, there probably is a lot of ammunition, but likely not very much for for any of them, and then there is alsways the problem of matching the weapon with the round. one
I'm quite curious to know how the guns were acquired. And while the number of guns owned by one individual isn't always relevant, it does mean that there's just that many more guns to try to keep secure. Or, is it possible they were trading the heroin for the firearms, and then looking to resell the guns on the blackmarket? It's hard to tell. At least these losers won't have their aresenal to keep them company.
The number of guns isn't a big deal. Owning 35 guns doesn't make you much more of a threat than owning 2-3 guns. I'm curious if he was buying legal guns with heroin proceeds or if he was trading heroin for stolen firearms.
@shorin He sold it for a living. So yeah pretty sure he payed for it with drug money.
While I support the Constitutional right to keep and bear arms, 35 guns may be just a bit more than needed. If they were antique/historical, I might understand but from what I see in the photo, his did not appear to be.
@Nobody And no one needs more than 1 car, or 1 bicycle, or 1 house, or 1 computer... Or does your antique exemption apply there as well?
If you are arguing about how many of something a person should be able to own(or what those items are for that matter), then you do NOT support the constitution in any way.
Jay Leno warehouses classic gas guzzling cars lets get him
@Nobody What difference does it make how many he has? It only takes one to commit a crime.
Given the charges, the salient question will be How did he get them? I'd venture a guess that the heroin had something to do with it. You won't find the NRA supporting this guy. They're going to want him locked away longer than the liberals are willing to put him there.
So... a law abiding citizen should be able to collect as many different types of firearms as they want, but, in this case they're probably going to do forensics on every one of them, and rightfully so. Hopefully some law-abiding but careless owners get their weapons back, with a strong admonition to secure their s--t.
@Nobody Personally, with the way this country is going down hill, I think investing in guns is a very smart move. The heroin? Not so much.
@Janusfree @NobodyÂ
How do you come to the conclusion that "this country is going down hill [sic]?" Â Crime across the country is at its lowest since Kennedy was president. Â Innovation is putting science fiction in our hands. Â A Taiwanese manufacturer just put an American discovery into making a conductive glass cell phone that looks like something out of Iron Man 2. Â So why do you think things are so bad that you need an arsenal? Â Paranoid, much?
another craptastic example of KATUs left leaning "reporting"
@mcdizzle Do you really think KATU is a left leaning station ? I'm just trying to wrap my head around that. They are not as far right as Fox, but I've never thought they leaned left. I just wish they would report news and not do all the promo's for all the other shows on KATU, "reporting" on Idol or whatever isn't news. But to get local news you need to watch a local station not cable, you do have a choice though if KATU is too left for you.
@Just say'n @mcdizzle Can you say Fox News lies and fair and Balanced in the same breath?
@Bert @Just say'n @mcdizzle No I can't. I feel they cater to the far religious right. Honestly I can't even agree with their weather report, I don't trust or agree with anything Fox news spouts.
The only thing appearing to be "fair and balanced" is the fact that they have added female commentators, to the men, although even then, they let the men dominate the channel, just as their "good book" dictates.
@mcdizzle Yet here you are!
@JTesla Yup, wants to complain while munching on a McNugget, McFry, and McShakin' that McDizzle and somehow I'd probably consider a drug dealer with nearly 3 dozen guns to have an "arsenal", and I'd probably think him to be an arse too.
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@Bubba Horowitz http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/brunomars/gorilla.html.  Nice new avatar.  =)
But,.....this heroin hero and heroine were just planning on opening a gunshop to go straight? LOL
I know Jehna. She's had a drug problem for a long time. Guess it finally caught up with her. Hate to she her looking so awful, because she really is a beautiful young woman. She used to steal from co-workers for drug money and couldn't be trusted - her life as been in a downward spiral for a long time. I hope she's hit bottom now and can find a way back up again.
@Justanother1 oh yeah! you seem really concerned "steal from co-workers for drug money and couldn't be trusted"
@shutup1234 @Justanother1 You know, people make mistakes. She's young and she was trying to make changes in her life. She'd make excuses and some seemed plausible. We were all rooting for her. She finally got fired (rightfully so) and we all hoped for the best for her. She really, truly is a very nice girl that apparently is addicted to drugs and they have taken over her life. It's a sad, sad story.
Not all people involved in drugs are evil and I'm sad to say I've seen it with my own eyes with Jehna. She is an inquisitive girl that was interesting, smart, kind, and funny. She was sweet and truly beautiful. Drugs has taken a lot of that away from her - as I see in that photo of her. That makes me very heartsick for her.  I wish the best for her and hope this will be an opportunity for her to get clean and move forward with her life.   Â
Facts are facts and I won't sugar coat the truth. People need to learn from their mistakes, no matter how bad they might be.Â
@Justanother1 @shutup1234 is this Troy?
Damn thats a lot of guns
@mister Hi there!
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@Sundowner @Dr. Rawdog now lets take this one over hahaaha
@Sundowner @Dr. Rawdog @mister I'm here.......The Full ME hahahaha
Hello "V" from the other site lol
@Dr. Rawdog @mister I'm holding out for "The Full Monty" to be sure.....
Maybe he's just getting a jump on the advice from our genius Vice President Joe Biden who recently stated: âI said, Jill, if thereâs ever a problem just walk out on the balcony here ⦠put that double-barreled shotgun and fire two blasts outside the house.â. That's right from Barack's buddy Joe Biden. The second smartest liberal democrat in the country.
@last boyscout Biden is a chimp.
@mcdizzle @tigress I knew the word "chimp" sounded familiar, so I clicked on your profile and saw you've used it before but to describe commenters here (ape fetish?).  Weird, I found you don't like liberals, the Occupy movement, Gays, KATU....actually, the only thing I've seen you support is CakeBoy and God.  All-in-all, you're pretty irrelevant.  Come back again when your primate instincts kick back in, k?  Â
Couldn't be all bad.
@last boyscout He's getting a jump on Tom Cruise -- beating you to the punch.
@last boyscout Oh, YOU.
What is the problem with owning a lot of guns? I know a number of people that have more than two safes, many more guns than this, along with ammo. Big deal.
 If they're stolen obviously that is completely different.  Criminals having safes doesn't sound all that common.
@axpman This is a story about an ounce of heroin... why does everyone keep talking about guns? Last I checked it's still illegal to own an ounce of heroin.
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@TheUglyTruth @JTesla That's my impression.Â
No worries about the heroin. THAT'S not a big social issue.
@JTesla Maybe because the above story by KATU is about the guns and not the heroin?
@JTesla I had no idea getting busted for heroin possession on the street gave the police the legal authority to raid your house as well.Â
Guess I should start driving the speed limit.
@axpman@JTeslaAny time you get arrested on felony drug charges they are going to search your home for more drugs and clues to your suppliers and/or distribution network. Many states also have additional penalties for felony drug convictions if you are also in possession of firearms, legal or otherwise. I don't know if Oregon has such laws, but here's a blurb about Pennsylvania: %s
You do any felony, they wil come to your house and take your "arsenal"
look at all those ar-15's
@iamright555 Yep. All Zero of them.
@Playanekes @iamright555 I'm sure that pink one is a full auto uzi / ground to air missile
@iamright555Â @Playanekes To be fair, it looks like there might be a stack of 'em in the upper right corner.