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|  Quote: Police find weapons cache in Marstons Mills
By Hilary Russ
and Matthew M. Burke
Staff Writers
July 29, 2008 3:37 PM
MARSTONS MILLS – Barnstable police and members of the state bomb squad found more than 50 weapons – including .50-caliber handguns and a sniper rifle – at the home of a local man this afternoon.
Kenneth Webster Jr., 44, of 3640 Falmouth Road, Route 28, was arrested earlier today after being located at his parents’ Wakeby Road, Marstons Mills, home. He is charged with 10 counts of illegal possession of a firearm without a license and one count of illegal possession of ammunition without a license, Barnstable police Detective Sgt. John Murphy said.
Webster had been arrested July 1 on weapons charges by Barnstable police, who were serving him with a restraining order granted to Webster’s wife, Murphy said. According to Barnstable District Court records he has a history of mental illness.
Police continued to investigate Webster after his July 1 arrest and last Wednesday obtained a search warrant for Webster’s home and property. Webster was placed under surveillance, Murphy said. Investigators waited until Webster left his home, on a secluded, 13-acre wooded lot next to Mill Pond, and went to a location where he could be approached safely, he said.
Police feared that if an arrest were attempted at Webster’s home, which is accessible by a quarter-mile long dirt road, he would use his cache of weapons to resist arrest, Murphy said.
At this time, police continue to search Webster’s home, out buildings, trailers and vehicles on the property. Investigators have pulled out a collection of over 50 weapons including a .22-caliber gun that looks like a pen, assorted shotguns, assault rifles, an empty bomb encasement, cases of ammunition, and a 50-pound bag of gun power.
At the time of his arrest on July 1, Webster was wearing several knives around his waist, and told police he did not have a gun, according to court records. Barnstable officers Scott Wright, Kevin Donovan and Mark Mellyn later found a fully-loaded 9 mm Daringer pistol in the front pocket of Webster’s pants, according to court records.
Police also found a fully-loaded 9 mm Ruger semi-automatic pistol in Webster’s car along with $16,125, according to the records in which Webster is described as unemployed.
Webster told the police July 1 he didn’t need a gun permit because the U.S. Constitution gives him the right to bear arms, Murphy said.
The July 1st charges include four counts of carrying a firearm without a license, two counts possession of a firearm without a Firearm Identification Card and carrying a dangerous weapon, He was scheduled to appear in Barnstable District Court for a pretrial hearing today.
Webster pleaded not guilty to the charges and was released on $5,000 bail July 2. He is scheduled to appear in Barnstable District Court tomorrow for his arraignment.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is helping with the investigation.
Read more of this story in tomorrow's Cape Cod Times. | well at least they were smart about it ........ wait for him to come off property, most PD's would have fired up the APC's and raided the place ....  |
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