A Port Hadlock man is being held in Jefferson County Jail on $150,000 bail on charges of unlawfully possession of more than 16 firearms.

Frankie Gene Bocook Jr., 39, was charged with one count for each of the 16 firearms found in his home after Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputies, acting on a tip, obtained a warrant to search his home, which is in the 100 block of Fir Circle, according to court records.

Bocook also was charged with three counts of possession of an unlawful firearm. Three of the 16 firearms had barrels measuring less than 16 inches and stocks meeting the legal definition of rifles, according to court records.

Bocook is set to be arraigned Friday, March 24 in Jefferson County Superior Court.

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Detective Brett Anglin wrote in a probable-cause statement that on March 14, he met with a person who claimed that Bocook was in possession of numerous firearms, including short-barreled and fully automatic rifles, as well as police gear, including uniforms, with markings.

“I searched the court records where he was convicted and found no record where he had petitioned for his firearms rights to be restored,” Anglin wrote in the probable-cause report.

Bocook has a previous conviction for domestic violence and as a felon, is not allowed to possess firearms, Anglin wrote.

On March 15, the tipster led Anglin to a witness, who recalled seeing Bocook with a firearm about four months earlier.

Jefferson County District Court Judge Jill Landes signed a search warrant of Bocook’s residence March 15, which deputies acted on that same day.

“The three rifles appeared to have been constructed using a combination of rifle and pistol parts in a way not in compliance with state and federal law,” Anglin wrote in the report.