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Posted on 03/07/2007 5:39:29 PM PST by cmsgop
State patrol clocks 'Blues Traveler' singer going 111 mph
A cache of weapons is shown after being confiscated during the arrest of Blues Traveler singer-harmonica player John Popper near Ritzville, Wash.
Story Published: Mar 7, 2007 at 5:29 PM PST Story Updated: Mar 7, 2007 at 5:29 PM PST By Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Blues Traveler singer and harmonica player John Popper was arrested near Ritzville after the vehicle he was riding in was clocked going 111 mph, the Washington State Patrol said Wednesday.
Popper, 39, was arrested Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 90 near the Spokane/Lincoln county line, the Washington State Patrol said.
Inside the black Mercedes SUV, officers found a cache of weapons and a small amount of marijuana, the Patrol said.
Popper, who lives in Snohomish, Wash., is the owner of the vehicle, which was being driven by Brian Gourgeois, 34, of Austin, Texas, said state patrol Trooper Jeff Sevigney.
Sevigney confirmed that Popper was a member of the popular band and that the pair was traveling from Texas to Washington
While the two men were administratively booked into the Adams County Jail in Ritzville, they were released on their own recognizance, Sevigney said. That's because Popper lives in the state and the crimes involved are misdemeanors, Sevigney said.
Gourgeois was placed under arrest for reckless driving and, after troopers reportedly smelled marijuana, Popper was arrested for drug possession, the Patrol said.
A police dog searched the vehicle, finding numerous hidden compartments. Inside those compartments were four rifles, nine handguns and a switchblade knife. They also found a Taser and night vision goggles.
Popper told officers he collected weapons, the Patrol said.
The vehicle also had flashing emergency headlights, a siren and a public address system, the Patrol said.
"Popper indicated to troopers that he had installed these items in his vehicle because (in the event of a natural disaster) he didn't want to be left behind," the Patrol said.
Officers also recovered a small amount of marijuana and a marijuana pipe. The vehicle was seized.
Popper achieved fame as a harmonica player and frontman for Blues Traveler. The band won a Grammy award in 1996 for the song "Run-around," which Popper composed.
Popper recently formed a group called The John Popper Project with DJ Logic, which released an album in 2006 and is scheduled to go on the road later this month.
I remember him being arrested on a weapons charge at the height of his fame
Shoot, a fella could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff.
Did he give them the Run Around?
Add in a small amount of dope and he's looking at some serious time. Dope+Firearms = Federales after your rear for fudge-packing purposes.
Sounds like Slim Pickins, to me. :-)
Wow, Jeff Cooper, had no idea,very cool
I guess the next time Popper takes an airplane this komotv's headlines will be "Blue's Traveler Singer Clocked going 550 MPH".
The only thing I see in this picture is that he had terrible taste in firearms. Plus, with all the money he probably has, why in the world would he buy old crappy 2nd generation night vision like the crappy PVS-5 or Russian-errr-Soviet-errr-Putin copy NOD's?
You know, maybe there's money in it for me to become an adviser for stupid musicians on what firearms and military toys to buy to stay cutting edge. God knows these retards need the help.
Why the hell would he be driving at 111mph while transporting a stash like that? How high was he? Holy crap.
We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold...
Oops I demoted him, BG Jack D. Ripper.
Unless Popper has lost weight, that poor engine was getting one hell of a workout.
"I deny them my essence"
It's a custom job. Saw it in a gun magazine over 10 years ago. Very expensive. However, it can be fired from the shoulder in the standing position, which most .50 cals cannot be due to weight.
The giant muzzle brake has a lot to do with that. It is heavy, but not as heavy as most .50 cals. Under 15lbs if I remember right.
I wish I could remember the maker.
LMAO!!!!! I Get That!
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