A Las Cruces man is behind bars after being convicted by a federal jury of federal firearms and ammunition offenses, including possession of a short-barreled AR-15.
Delbert Tyler Trevino, 32, was found guilty of possession of an unregistered short-barreled rifle and illegally receiving ammunition while under indictment.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, on September 2, 2022, search warrants were executed by the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office on a residence Trevino was house sitting and a truck he had driven during that time.
During the search, law enforcement officers recovered a short-barreled American Tactical, model Omni Hybrid, multicaliber rifle in the closet of the spare bedroom where Trevino was staying at the time.
The rifle, which had a barrel of approximately ten inches in length, was not registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.
Prior to possessing the unregistered short-barreled rifle, Trevino was under indictment for three felony crimes in El Paso County, Texas. While under indictment, Trevino illegally purchased, and therefore received, 5.56mm and 9mm ammunition from Sportsman’s Warehouse in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on two separate occasions in July and August of 2022.
The Court ordered that Trevino remain in detention pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled. At sentencing, Trevino faces up to ten years in prison for the short-barreled rifle charge and up to five years in prison for each of the illegal receipt of ammunition charges.
Trevino is subject to up to three years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment.
U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez and Glen Henderson, Inspector in Charge of the Phoenix Division of the Postal Inspection Service, made the announcement today.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated this case with assistance from the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office and the Las Cruces Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Maria Y. Armijo and Ry Ellison are prosecuting the case.
The homicide investigation remains pending. If you have any information relating to this matter or other crimes committed by Trevino, please contact the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives at 1-888-ATF-TIPS or ATFTips@atf.gov.
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Key Facts
- State: New Mexico
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Weapons
- Source: Official Source ↗
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