PICTURED: Four suspects arrested in Denver hotel raid that uncovered 16 firearms and 1,000 rounds of ammo - as one insists it is a 'giant misunderstanding' and they were planning on selling them
Authorities raided two rooms at the Maven Hotel in Denver on Friday night after a maid spotted a rifle while cleaning
Police uncovered a haul of 16 long guns, body armor and 1,000 rounds of ammunition. They also found drugs and a stash of cash
Richard Platt, 42; Gabriel Rodriguez, 48; Ricardo Rodriguez, 44; Kanoelehua Serikawa, 43, were all taken into custody and charged following the raid
The three men, who all have criminal histories in Colorado, are each charged with possession of a weapon by a previous offender, as well as other charges
Serikawa is charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute
Police have released few details about the arrests or the ongoing investigation. They have also not disclosed how, if at all, the four suspects knew each other
Platt, who works in construction and has a son, has prior convictions for weapons, drugs, theft and assault
Ricardo Rodriguez said in jail interview that he had no knowledge of any plans to target the MLB game on Tuesday night
By Emily Crane For
Dailymail.comPublished: 10:42 EDT, 12 July 2021 | Updated: 17:32 EDT, 12 July 2021
... It is believed that the hotel rooms that were raided belonged to Platt and Ricardo Rodriguez. Ricardo admitted during the jail interview to having a handgun and AK-47 in his room.
Ricardo said there was a haul of weapons inside Platts' hotel room.
'They had quite a bit. They had a sniper rifle, probably two of them. Three mid-sized assault rifles, AK-47s. Probably another short-entry weapon. Numerous firearms ranging from 9mm to 40mm,' he said.
'He said he was collecting them for his friends. He had a lot of guns... I don't know what his intentions were.
'My understanding is he was going to be selling them, trading them, that's about it.' ...