Salem, Ore. — A 35-year-old Salem man was arrested yesterday afternoon on gun and drug possession charges.
Daniel Ralph Northcutt was arrested at a hotel in the 3300 block of Astoria WY NE at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Officers observed Northcutt in the area when he then fled into the hotel.
Initially, Northcutt refused to exit the room but subsequently surrendered without incident. A search warrant was obtained for Northcutt’s rented room and his vehicle in the parking lot of the business. Seized in the search were two firearms, a handgun and a sawed-off shotgun, as well as 1.5 ounces and 50 pills of a drug suspected to be fentanyl and $1,000 in cash.
Northcutt, who also has outstanding warrants in other cases, is lodged at the Marion County Jail on the following charges:
- Felon in possession of a firearm, two counts
- Unlawful possession of a short-barreled firearm
- Unlawful possession of a Schedule II controlled substance
- Unlawful delivery of a Schedule II controlled substance
Given Northcutt’s in-custody status, all further media inquiries concerning this investigation should be directed to the Marion County District Attorney’s Office.
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