Grimy Times has learned that a Chaparral man has been sentenced to federal prison for the unlawful possession of stolen firearms.
Pete Richard Ferraro, 23, of Chaparral, N.M., was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for unlawfully possessing stolen firearms. His co-defendant, Emanuel Medina, 24, of El Paso, Texas, was sentenced on September 23, 2014, to 46 months in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release for a similar conviction.
The case began with an arrest on October 2013, when Medina and Ferraro were charged with unlawfully possessing firearms between October 11, 2013, and October 23, 2013, in Doña Ana County, N.M.
According to the authorities, on October 22, 2013, an officer of the El Paso Police Department reported that a rifle and a shotgun were missing from his unmarked police vehicle. The results of a latent prints examination revealed that Ferraro left his fingerprints on the police vehicle.
During the course of the investigation, Medina and Ferraro were interviewed and implicated themselves in the theft of the firearms. The firearms were recovered in two Chaparral residences.
On May 27, 2014, Medina pled guilty to a felony information charging him with possession of stolen firearms. In his plea agreement, Medina admitted that Ferraro and he broke into the officer’s vehicle, stole the firearms, and transported the firearms from Texas to New Mexico.
Ferraro entered a guilty plea to possession of stolen firearms on July 23, 2014. This case was brought as part of a federal anti-violence initiative that targets “the worst of the worst” offenders for federal prosecution.
The case was investigated by the El Paso Group III Field Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the El Paso Police Department, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Randy Castellano of the U.S. Attorney’s Las Cruces Branch Office. This case highlights the ongoing efforts to combat violent crime in New Mexico.
Related Federal Cases
- Ruben Flores, Felon in Possession of Firearms, New Mexico 2019 · Colorado
- Peryoun Newman, Felon in Possession of Firearms, Nevada 2017 · North Carolina
- Delbert Tyler Trevino, Possession of Unregistered Short-Barreled Rifle, New Mexico 2022 · Texas
- Isaiah Dante Moreno, Possession of Unregistered Firearms, Texas 2021 · Texas
- David Pasillas Martinez, Alien in Possession of a Firearm, New Mexico 2024 · Texas
Key Facts
- State: New Mexico
- Category: Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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