Deming Man Sentenced to Prison for Violating Federal Firearms Laws
ALBUQUERQUE – Christopher Andres Aguirre, 36, of Deming, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 110 months in prison for violating the federal firearms laws. Aguirre will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence.
Aguirre was arrested on April 2013, on a criminal complaint charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. According to the complaint, on March 5, 2013, Las Cruces Police officers encountered Aguirre inside a Walmart in Las Cruces, where Aguirre was attempting to purchase ammunition. At the time, Aguirre was also in possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number and ammunition.
Aguirre was subsequently indicted on the same charges on July 17, 2013. Aguirre was prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition because of his prior felony convictions for retaliation against a federal official, escape of a prisoner from a correctional institution, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
On Nov. 6, 2013, Aguirre pled guilty to the indictment and admitted that on March 5, 2013, in Doña Ana County, N.M., he possessed a pistol with an obliterated serial number.
This case was investigated by the Las Cruces office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the LCPD. Assistant U.S. Attorney Maria Y. Armijo of the U.S. Attorney’s Las Cruces Branch Office prosecuted this case under a federal anti-violence initiative that targets “the worst of the worst” offenders for federal prosecution.
Defendant’s Details:
Defendant: Christopher Andres Aguirre
Criminal Charges: Being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number
City and State: Deming, New Mexico
Arrest Date: April 2013
Sentence: 110 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release
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- Larry Mitchell Hopkins, Felon in Possession of Firearms, New Mexico 2017 · New Mexico
Key Facts
- State: New Mexico
- Category: Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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