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Washington State Patrol officers arrested a 39-year-old man who attempted to conceal a rifle aboard a ferry at the Mukilteo terminal Wednesday night.

Dispatchers received a call around 7:43 p.m., May 26, from Washington State Ferries (WSF) personnel about a suspicious man. The suspect boarded the vessel and was seen with gun magazines hanging out of his jacket, Washington State Patrol (WSP) Public Information Officer Kevin Fortino said.

WSF crew also saw the man trying to hide what turned out to be an AR-15-type of firearm in his overcoat. Fortino said the suspect went into a restroom on th...