Ismael Huazo-Jardinez, Possessing a Firearm while Unlawfully in the United States, California 2023

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Ismael Huazo-Jardinez, 33, a Mexican citizen residing in Yuba City, CA, charging him with two counts of possessing a firearm while being an alien unlawfully in the United States.

According to court documents, Huazo-Jardinez is suspected of having been the driver in a fatal car accident that killed three people, the parents and one child of a family of four, when the vehicle crashed into their mobile home as they slept, on May 4, 2019, in Sutter County.

A Beretta handgun was found during a search of Huazo-Jardinez’s residence. Huazo-Jardinez is alleged to be a citizen and national of Mexico who has twice been removed from the United States and has not been granted permission to return. As an alien unlawfully in the United States, Huazo-Jardinez is prohibited by federal statute from possessing a firearm.

This case is the product of an investigation by the California Highway Patrol, Sutter County Sheriff’s Department, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).

If convicted, Huazo-Jardinez faces a maximum statutory penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count.

The charges are only allegations; the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Ismael Huazo-Jardinez, 33, a Mexican citizen residing in Yuba City, CA, is charged with two counts of possessing a firearm while being an alien unlawfully in the United States. The exact date of the crime was May 4, 2019, in Sutter County. The current status of the case is under indictment. Huazo-Jardinez faces a maximum statutory penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count.

Defendant: Ismael Huazo-Jardinez

Criminal Charges: Two counts of possessing a firearm while being an alien unlawfully in the United States

City and State: Yuba City, California

Exact Date: May 4, 2019

Sentence: Currently under indictment

Dollar Amounts: $250,000 fine for each count

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/mexican-national-indicted-being-alien-unlawfully-united-states-possession-firearm-0