Gary Ray Call
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A SALTVILLE VIRGINIA POLICE OFFICER HAS BEEN ARRESTED ON FEDERAL GUN CHARGES. 39 YEAR OLD GARY RAY CALL IS CHARGED WITH UNLAWFUL DRUG USER IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM. THE ARREST CAME ABOUT AS THE RESULT OF A JOINT INVESTIGATION BY THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND FIREARMS, THE DEA, THE FBI, U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, ABINGDON POLICE DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, AND THE VIRGINIA STATE POLICE. CALL REPORTEDLY SHOWED UP AT A DRUG TRANSACTION DRIVING THE TOWN OF SALTVILLE’S POLICE CRUISER AND WAS ARMED, BUT NOT IN UNIFORM WHEN THE TRANSACTION OCCURRED. CALL WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA REGIONAL JAIL IN ABINGDON. HE’S EXPECTED TO HAVE A BOND HEARING SOON. THE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING.