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Armed Career Offender Sentenced to 15 Years
Albuquerque, NM – Alfonso Thompson, 38, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for violating federal firearms laws.
Thompson, a convicted felon, was found to be in possession of 13 firearms and 474 rounds of ammunition in July 2012, despite being prohibited from doing so.
The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez, 2nd Judicial District Attorney Kari E. Brandenburg, and Special Agent in Charge Thomas Atteberry of the Phoenix Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Thompson’s federal conviction is separate from his pending state charges for a double homicide and the non-fatal shooting of a third victim.
Thompson’s criminal history consists of nine convictions, including seven felony convictions, accumulated since 1997, of which three were drug-related, five involved violence, and four involved the presence of a firearm.
The case was investigated by the Albuquerque office of ATF and the Albuquerque Police Department, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney C. Paige Messec of the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Thompson was federally indicted on November 27, 2012, and subsequently arrested in December 2012 for unlawfully possessing a handgun and ammunition in Bernalillo County.
Thompson entered a guilty plea to an indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition on January 14, 2014.
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Key Facts
- State: New Mexico
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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