Convicted felons arrested after police find stolen guns and 10,000 rounds of ammunition in motel room

Police arrested two convicted felons after finding six stolen guns and 10,000 rounds of ammunition in a downtown Spokane motel room.

Everything started with a report of a vehicle prowling in a parking garage at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center early Tuesday morning. Several guns were stolen from a parked car and the male and female suspects reportedly fled in a stolen truck, according to a Spokane Police Department news release.

Police found the stolen truck near Second Avenue and Division Street and were able to trace the couple to a room at the Downtowner Motel. A search warrant was obtained and police found the cache of ammunition in the room in addition to a .40 caliber pistol, two .22 caliber rifles, a .22 caliber revolver, a .22 caliber derringer and a .22 caliber pistol. A .40 caliber pistol was also found inside the stolen truck, police said.

Nine time convicted felon Joseph W. Thomas, 37, and 25-year-old Yasmine R. Garrett, a four-time convicted felon, were both arrested on a single charge of possession of a stolen motor vehicle. Additional charges were added and both now face a dozen criminal charges that include multiple counts of theft of a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm and vehicle prowling.

Garrett had initially been released on her own recognizance after her first appearance in court Tuesday but was arrested on the new charges Thursday morning.