Dylan Henry Ritter, Felon in Possession of Firearms and Ammunition, New Mexico 2016

A Texas felon has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for violating federal firearms laws in New Mexico.

Dylan Henry Ritter, 36, of Gardendale, Texas, was sentenced to 120 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on April 8, 2016, for being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.

Ritter was arrested on October 7, 2014, on a criminal complaint charging him with being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition on September 19, 2014, in Bernalillo County, New Mexico.

According to the complaint, Ritter was traveling through New Mexico after absconding from the jurisdiction of a Texas state court to avoid a sentencing hearing when he was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service.

Deputy U.S. Marshals seized numerous firearms and rounds of ammunition when they searched Ritter’s hotel room and travel trailer following his arrest.

Ritter was indicted on November 5, 2014, and charged with being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.

According to the indictment, Ritter was prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition because he previously had been convicted of numerous felony offenses including first degree burglary, attempted robbery, attempted theft by receiving stolen property, aggravated assault, felon in possession of firearm, possession of a dangerous weapon, burglary, and attempted theft of a rental vehicle.

Ritter pled guilty to the indictment without the benefit of a plea agreement.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nm/pr/texas-felon-sentenced-ten-years-unlawfully-possessing-firearms-and-ammunition-new-mexico