WEST LINN Ore. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office has charged a man from West Linn with illegally possessing machine guns and other weapons.
Lucas Christopher Perillo, 41, is accused by authorities of illegally possessing unregistered short-barreled rifles and machine guns.
According to court records, on June 17, the FBI carried out a search warrant at Perillo’s residence and seized 36 firearms in total, including 13 short-barreled rifles, three firearms modified with machine gun switches, silencers, and other components.
Guns can be made fully automatic or semi-automatic by using machine gun switches.
On July 11, Perillo was taken into custody. On the charges, he appeared in federal court for the first time on Monday.
The FBI received assistance in the case from Oregon State Police.
