Lacey police arrest man accused of unlawfully possessing 3D-printed guns

Lacey police arrested a 43-year-old man Tuesday on suspicion of unlawfully possessing 3D-printed weapons.

Michael Eby Barr is being held in the Thurston County jail in lieu of $10,000 bail. On Wednesday, he attended his preliminary appearance in Thurston County Superior Court.

Judge Allyson Zipp set the bail amount after finding probable cause for first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of a short-barreled rifle. Lacey police arrested Barr on Tuesday at a gas station on Yelm Highway Southeast near Pattison Lake, according to court records. His arrest followed an investigation into reports of a convicted felon who was 3D-printing weapons…

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