Perez Charged with Gun Possession

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – Camerino Perez Perez, 41, of Levy County, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury this week charging him with one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by an illegal alien.

Camerino Perez Perez, a/k/a “Squirrel,” faces up to fifteen years’ imprisonment if convicted. Perez is scheduled for his arraignment in federal court before United States Magistrate Judge Midori Lowry on July 1, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. in Gainesville, Florida.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. Assistant United States Attorney Adam Hapner is prosecuting the case.

“An indictment is merely an allegation by a grand jury that a defendant has committed a violation of federal criminal law and is not evidence of guilt,” said a DOJ spokesperson. “All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.”

Perez’s indictment is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida is one of 94 offices that serve as the nation’s principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General. For more information about the United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Florida, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/fln/index.html.

To access available public court documents online, please visit the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida website.