SEQUIM — A former Sequim-area man was charged for investigation of felony marijuana possession and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm after Clallam County sheriff’s deputies discovered 60 pounds of marijuana in a room he was renting on the 3000 block of River Road near Sequim.
Colin M. McCurdy — also known as Augustus M. McValley — was charged April 14 in Clallam County Superior Court. Judge S. Brooke Taylor issued a warrant for his arrest.
McCurdy has yet to answer to the charges because he is serving time in Gilliam County in north central Oregon on felony charges of attempting to elude authorities and vehicle theft.
Clallam County sheriff’s deputies said McCurdy’s landlord found two Ziploc-style bags of marijuana in his room March 29. The bags contained 94.2 grams of marijuana, deputies said.
About one hour later, the landlord called back to say she had found six garbage bags of marijuana in her tenant’s room, court records showed.
Garbage bags
Deputies obtained a search warrant and said they found about 60 pounds of marijuana in the garbage bags, a rifle, a .50-caliber muzzle loader, eight 20-gauge shotgun shells and other ammunition and firearms accessories.
During the search, deputies said they also found paperwork containing McCurdy’s name and photograph. His landlord knew him as Miles Twitter.
The order said McCurdy’s bail amount would be $20,000 because of his criminal history.
He was convicted of second-degree assault and possession of stolen property under a different name in Southeast Washington’s Benton County in 2007, court documents said.
First-degree unlawful possession of a firearm is a Class B felony.
Unlawful possession of more than 40 grams of marijuana is a Class C felony.
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