Traffic stop leads to BINET arrest

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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On Wednesday, June 20, 2023, at approximately 11:13 PM, members of the Klamath Falls Police Department conducted a traffic stop on Crater Lake Parkway near Herbert Street, in Klamath Falls.

The driver of the vehicle was identified as 62-year-old Theodore Wallace Denton.

Denton was found to have outstanding felony warrants as a result of an investigation conducted by Basin Interagency Narcotics Team-BINET.

Denton was arrested without incident and his vehicle was towed from the scene.

BINET executed a search warrant on Denton’s vehicle which uncovered 1,512 grams of methamphetamines, along with narcotics packaging and scales. Also discovered inside was a .22 caliber handgun with an attached silencer and body armor.

Denton was lodged at the Klamath County Jail on his warrants and additionally charged with:

  • Felon in Possession of a Firearm,

  • Felon in Possession of Body Armor,

  • Unlawful Possession of a Silencer,

  • Possession of a Controlled Substance and

  • Attempted Delivery of a Controlled Substance.