A Salem, Oregon, man was met with a decoy truck and trailer in Woodland by the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Crime Reduction Team (CRT) after he had offered a fully automatic firearm for an all-terrain vehicle from a Facebook Marketplace ad.
Detectives spoke with a citizen who reported a subject attempting to trade a machine gun for an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on Tuesday, June 3, according to a news release by CCSO.
The suspect was identified as 40-year-old Jacob Shawn Dixon of Salem, Oregon. Dixon is a convicted felon with prior convictions for weapon offenses and also has a suspended driver’s license, CCSO stated in the release.
Detectives learned the reporting party had posted an ATV for sale on Facebook Marketplace. The reporting party received a message in response to the Facebook Marketplace ad from a subject who offered to trade a fully automatic submachine gun, a suppressor, and a motorcycle for an ATV.
“The suspect acknowledged that the firearm would be illegal in Washington but instructed the reporting party to just not tell anyone about it,” the release stated. “The suspect sent a video of the firearm, confirming it was a functional, fully automatic firearm.”
CRT Detectives worked with Lower Columbia SWAT and arranged to meet with the suspect on Wednesday, June 4, in Woodland. Detectives staged a decoy truck and trailer at a designated meeting location with SWAT elements concealed nearby. The suspect arrived at the meeting location at 7 p.m. and was taken into custody without incident. A passenger in the suspect vehicle was interviewed and released, the release added.
CRT Detectives served a search warrant on the suspect vehicle and recovered a PPSH-style submachine gun, which appeared to be fully automatic and lacked a serial number. A suppressor and magazine were also recovered.
Dixon was booked into Cowlitz County Jail on charges of unlawful firearms, first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, dangerous weapons, distributing assault weapons, and third-degree driving with a suspended/revoked license, the release stated.
