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Armed Robbery Suspect Pleads Guilty
ALBUQUERQUE – Timothy Patrick Shanks, 38, of Albuquerque, N.M., pleaded guilty to federal firearms charges under a plea agreement that requires the imposition of a 12-year prison sentence.
Shanks was arrested on July 3, 2013, based on a criminal complaint charging him with being a felon unlawfully in possession of a firearm. According to the criminal complaint, on June 24, 2013, the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office and ATF executed a search warrant at Shanks’ residence and recovered a firearm believed to have been used in the armed robbery of a Dollar General store located at 3211 Coors Blvd. SW on June 22, 2013.
Shanks was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, violating the Hobbs Act by committing an armed robbery of a business engaged in interstate commerce, and brandishing a firearm in relation to a crime of violence. He was also charged with distributing methamphetamine on May 9, 2013, being a felon in possession of a firearm on May 21, 2013, and being a felon in possession of a firearm on June 3, 2013.
During today’s proceedings, Shanks pleaded guilty to Counts 3 and 5 of the superseding indictment charging him with brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence and being a felon in possession of a firearm. In his plea agreement, Shanks admitted brandishing a .357 caliber revolver when he robbed the Dollar General store on June 22, 2013. He also admitted possessing a 9mm caliber rifle on May 21, 2013.
Shanks acknowledged that he was prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition because he previously had been convicted of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and possession of a controlled substance.
Shanks has been in federal custody since his arrest and remains detained pending his sentencing hearing, which has yet to be scheduled. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Shanks will be ordered to forfeit five firearms and ammunition when he is sentenced.
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Key Facts
- State: New Mexico
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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