LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Las Vegas convicted felon made his preliminary court docket look Wednesday after allegedly possessing over 25 stolen firearms.
In keeping with the U.S. Division of Justice Francisco Iniguez, 37, possessed 28 stolen firearms on or round Jan. 25. Among the many stolen weapons have been handguns, rifles, and shotguns. Iniguez, who has prior felony convictions, is prohibited from possessing firearms below federal regulation.
The DOJ mentioned Iniguez’s previous convictions which happened in Los Angeles County embody fees of driving or taking a car with out consent, identification theft, grand theft and second-degree housebreaking.
A federal grand jury has charged Iniguez with one depend of possession of stolen firearms and one depend of being a prohibited particular person in possession of firearms.
A jury trial is about for Might 19. If convicted, Iniguez faces a most of 25 years in jail. A federal district court docket decide will decide his sentence primarily based on federal sentencing pointers and different authorized components.
Anybody who has details about unlawful firearms exercise is urged to submit a tip to the ATF by calling 1-800-283-4867 or by way of the ReportIt cellular app.
