Government Seizes Guns From Government

Franklin County Sheriff Jim Raymond entered the jail Monday morning to
seize 50 guns, despite a court order telling him not to take any
weapons or equipment from the facility. A Benton County District Court
judge issued a temporary restraining order last week, ordering Raymond
to stop taking disputed equipment from the jail and return anything he
already had taken.

Raymond said during a news conference Monday morning that he took the
firearms being stored in a closet in the jail because they weren’t in
a secured armory. The county’s only armory is in the sheriff’s office.
It’s the latest escalation in the legal dispute between the sheriff
and the county that began almost immediately last Wednesday, after a
sudden move by commissioners to strip him of overseeing the jail and
courthouse security. Raymond, who is an elected official, is still in
charge of law enforcement for the county. He has questioned whether
the new Franklin County Department of Corrections has the legal
authority to allow corrections officers to carry weapons, including
guns. They previously could be armed because he issued their
commissions. He also said the equipment is property of the sheriff’s
office, not the jail, and believes there must be a legal firearms
transfer.

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