Manuel Herrera, 51, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been sentenced to 92 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
The federal court handed down the sentence after Herrera pleaded guilty to the charges on March 13, 2017. He is also required to serve three years of supervised release after completing his prison term.
Herrera was arrested in January 2017, on an indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition on September 11, 2016, in Bernalillo County, New Mexico.
The indictment revealed that Herrera was prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition due to his prior felony convictions for forgery, aggravated driving while intoxicated, bribery, intimidation of a witness, being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a controlled substance, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
The case was investigated by the Albuquerque office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Samuel A. Hurtado prosecuted the case as part of a federal anti-violence initiative targeting violent, repeat offenders for federal prosecution.
Under this initiative, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and federal law enforcement agencies work with New Mexico’s District Attorneys and state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to target violent or repeat offenders primarily based on their prior criminal convictions for federal prosecution with the goal of making communities in New Mexico safer places for people to live and work.
Related Federal Cases
- Felon’s Gun Grip: 27-Year-Old Alshekhly Charged with Firearm Possession · New Mexico
- Andre Kase Jr, Possession of Stolen Firearm, Cedar Rapids IA, 2013 · New Mexico
- Manuel Chavira, Carjacking with Firearm Discharge, NM 2020 · New Mexico
- Juan Carlos Hernandez, Assaulting an FBI Agent with a Firearm, Mesa… · New Mexico
- Darrel Salazar, Brandishing Firearm, Albuquerque NM, 2023 · New Mexico
Key Facts
- State: New Mexico
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
ðŸâ€Â’ Get the grimiest stories delivered weekly. Subscribe free →
