Arturo Perez Ramirez, Unlawful Firearms Possession, Washington 2026

Seattle, WA – A 25-year-old Mexican national was sentenced to two years in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd.

Arturo Perez Ramirez was arrested by Seattle Police on December 1, 2024, after a short police chase. He was driving a stolen car in south Seattle, with a firearm found in the vehicle.

According to records filed in the case, Ramirez was brought to the U.S. from Mexico as an infant. He had multiple run-ins with the law as a juvenile and as an adult.

Ramirez is prohibited from possessing firearms due to a conviction for attempted robbery. He was sentenced to more than 57 months in prison in February 2023.

Prosecutors asked for a 37-month sentence, stating, 'His convictions run the gamut from violent robberies and firearm offenses to stolen cars, escapes, thefts, and eluding.'

U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez stressed that should Ramirez return to the U.S. he would face increasingly longer sentences.

The case was investigated by the Seattle Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). Assistant United States Attorney Cecelia Gregson prosecuted the case.

Ramirez likely will be referred to removal proceedings following prison.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/mexican-national-illegally-present-us-sentenced-prison-unlawful-firearms-possession