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Niece of missing man jailed, facing charges for firearms possession
Staff writer
A woman identified by state police as the niece of a missing West Finley Township man was arrested Friday, charged with possessing guns illegally.
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King suffers from a seizure disorder and high blood pressure. He is 6 feet 1 inch tall, weighs 245 pounds, has blue eyes and is bald. King was last seen wearing an orange hunting coat, blue jeans and white K-Swiss sneakers.
One of the handguns in Morrison's possession was identified as one that King would carry with him, police stated in the complaint filed against Morrison. Morrison, who has a previous felony conviction in Iowa, is not permitted to have weapons.
According to police, a Washington man told authorities that he had gone to Morrison's home this month to purchase heroin when she asked if he was interested in buying any guns. She had a muzzleloader, a bolt-action rifle and a .25-caliber handgun, police said.
The witness reportedly purchased the long guns and received the handgun a few days later. Concerned that the handgun might have been used in illegal activity, the Washington man destroyed it and threw it in a trash bin. It was later recovered by police.
Morrison was arraigned before District Judge Mark Wilson on three counts each of convicted persons not to carry a firearm, theft and receiving stolen property and one count of firearms not to be carried without a license. She was placed in Washington County Jail on $10,000 bond.
Anyone with information on King's whereabouts is asked to call state police at 724-223-5200.
