A 35-year-old Roswell man has been sentenced to prison for violating federal firearms laws. Carlos Franco was sentenced to 27 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
According to court documents, Franco was arrested on February 26, 2014, on an indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. At the time, Franco was prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition because he previously had been convicted of second degree murder and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
On June 5, 2013, in Chaves County, New Mexico, Franco possessed a pistol and multiple rounds of ammunition. He admitted to possessing these items when he pled guilty to the indictment on September 2, 2014. This admission led to his sentencing.
The case was investigated by the Las Cruces office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Chaves County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Luis A. Martinez of the U.S. Attorney’s Las Cruces Branch Office prosecuted this case.
Carlos Franco, a resident of Roswell, New Mexico, was the defendant in this case. He was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. These charges stem from his possession of a pistol and multiple rounds of ammunition on June 5, 2013, in Chaves County, New Mexico.
The crime date for this case was June 5, 2013. Franco was arrested on February 26, 2014. He pled guilty to the indictment on September 2, 2014, and was sentenced to 27 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
Carlos Franco’s sentence will be served in a federal prison. The total length of his sentence is 27 months, followed by three years of supervised release.
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Key Facts
- State: New Mexico
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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