Ricardo A. Teran, Felon in Possession of Firearms and Ammunition, New Mexico 2023

A previously convicted felon from Gallup, New Mexico, has been sentenced to 34 months in prison for illegally possessing firearms and ammunition.

Ricardo A. Teran, 39, was sentenced in federal court in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to 34 months in prison for being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.

Teran will be on supervised release for three years.

According to court documents, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) executed a search warrant at Teran’s home on February 5, 2016.

Law enforcement agents seized firearms, ammunition, bullet-resistant vests, drugs, and drug paraphernalia from the residence.

This included a loaded pistol, revolver, shot gun, methamphetamine pipe, and syringes in a two-year-old child’s bedroom.

Teran was prohibited from possessing firearms, ammunition, or body armor because of his prior felony convictions for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, receiving a stolen firearm, and aggravated assault against a household member.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nm/pr/previously-convicted-felon-gallup-sentenced-illegally-possessing-firearms-and-ammunition