Salem: Perpetrator arrested after police find brass knuckles and pistols

On July 3, 2024, a menacing suspect was arrested at Riverfront Park in Salem after Salem Police found two handguns, two brass knuckles, and suspected fentanyl in his truck (courtesy of Salem Police).

PORTLAND, Oregon (COIN) – A man accused of threatening another person at a Salem park was arrested Tuesday morning after authorities found firearms and suspected drugs in his truck, according to Salem police.

At around 7:30 a.m., a community member in Riverfront Park reported that a truck driver pointed a gun at him and gave a threatening message as he approached the truck.

An officer patrolling the area encountered the suspect – identified as 38-year-old Alex Thomas Morgan – at the scene and arrested him after finding two handguns, two brass knuckles, a substance believed to be fentanyl, and more than $500 in cash in his car.

Morgan was booked into the Marion County Jail on several charges, including menacing, unlawful use of a weapon, four counts of unlawful possession of a weapon and trafficking in controlled substances.

His arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.