PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man arrested Sunday after Clallam County sheriff’s deputies said they found a “chop shop” for stolen cars has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for a 2014 firearms violation.
Clinton L. King, 35, was sentenced Tuesday in Clallam County Superior Court.
He was convicted by a jury Aug. 25 on a single count of second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.
He was sentenced to 57 months based on his criminal history. He had had nine prior convictions dating back to January 1997, according to a felony judgment and sentence document filed Tuesday in Superior Court.
Remains in jail
King remained in the county jail Wednesday with no bond set.
He was arrested Sunday for investigation of possession of a stolen vehicle and a controlled substance.
Formal charges are expected to be filed in his new case at 3 p.m. Thursday.
King also has a Class B felony warrant from Benton County, according to the Clallam County jail roster.
King was originally charged in December 2014 with first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm and making false or misleading statements to a public servant.
Clallam County deputies alleged that King had a 6.5 mm rifle with 14 rounds of ammunition on the passenger floorboard of the vehicle he was driving when he was stopped for having a defective taillight.
Last weekend, King allegedly fled on foot when deputies arrived at a barn behind 13 Roundtree Road off Monroe Road east of Port Angeles.
Authorities were tipped off about a Toyota pickup truck being sanded down at the barn, apparently to be repainted.
A chop shop is a place where stolen automobiles are taken apart so the parts can be sold.
King was found to be in possession of a small quantity of suspected methamphetamine, Sheriff’s Sgt. Randy Pieper said in a news release.
