TUCSON, Ariz. – Josue Lopez Quintana, 25, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to a time-served sentence and three years of supervised release. He also was ordered to pay a $3,000 fine for lying to federal agents in connection with an investigation into a mass shooting in Tucson.
Quintana’s felony conviction leaves him prohibited from possessing a firearm, a harsh stipulation following his admission that he purchased a firearm lower receiver on behalf of the shooter. This revelation came after the ATF traced the weapon used in the August 25, 2022, mass shooting to Quintana’s purchase at a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) in Tucson.
Quintana’s lies unraveled during his interview with federal agents on August 26, 2022. Initially, he claimed the purchase was for himself, but text messages exposed the truth. He soon confessed to acquiring the lower receiver for another person, though there is no evidence that he knew the shooter’s intentions.
The ATF conducted the investigation with support from the Tucson Police Department and Homeland Security Investigations. The Financial Crimes and Public Corruption Section of the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, Tucson, handled the prosecution.
CASE NUMBER: CR-22-02232-JGZ-EJM
RELEASE NUMBER: 2023-014_Quintana
For more information on the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/az/. Follow them on Twitter @USAO_AZ for the latest news.
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- State: Arizona
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Public Corruption|Weapons
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