A Blythe man was charged Wednesday will alleged possession of more than 40 firearms and drug charges. .
Peter Joseph Campbell, 46, was charged with one felony count of possession of controlled substances while armed and three misdemeanor counts, one each for possession of a short-barreled rifle or shotgun, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of controlled substances, according to court records.
He is scheduled to be arraigned at the Larson Justice Center in Indio Wednesday afternoon.
Officers responded around 10 a.m. Monday to a report of shots fired in the 2800 block of West Hobsonway, according to the Blythe Police Department.
Police said that upon arrival, officers contacted Campbell and conducted a search in which they allegedly found methamphetamine, paraphernalia, more than 40 firearms and several explosive devices.
The suspected explosives were subsequently removed from the scene safely by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Hazardous Device Team, according to police.
“Additional charges regarding the suspected explosive devices are pending,” police said.
Campbell was booked into the John J. Benoit Detention Center in Indio, where he was being held on $25,000 bail.
Anyone with information on the incident was asked to call the Blythe Police Department at 760-922-6111 or Crime Stop anonymously at 760-921-2273 (CARE).