SEATTLE (AP) — An Olympia man who reportedly sold the gun used to kill a Seattle police officer has been arrested and accused of illegally selling guns to convicts.
The U.S. attorney’s office in Seattle says 68-year-old David Devenny was arrested Friday by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. They also seized 42 guns and $32,000 in cash.
Prosecutors planned to ask at a Friday afternoon federal court appearance in Tacoma that he be held until a hearing next week.
The U.S. attorney’s office says Devenny sold guns this year to a felon and domestic violence convict who were working with investigators.
Officials believe Devenny sold a gun in 2009 to Christopher Monfort that was used to kill Officer Timothy Brenton.
