U.S. Attorney’s Office Secures Sentencing of Previously Convicted Felon for Firearm Offense Following Conviction by Jury

A Las Cruces man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after being convicted by a federal jury of being a felon in possession of a firearm. This was his second federal conviction for such an offense.

Source: United States Attorney’s Office District of New Mexico
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ALBUQUERQUE – A Las Cruces man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after being convicted by a federal jury of being a felon in possession of a firearm. This was his second federal conviction for such an offense.

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According to court documents, on December 11, 2021, Jesus Coronado, 43, brandished a firearm at his former girlfriend and another man in a smoke shop parking lot. Following the incident, both parties fled the scene in their vehicles and the victim called 911.

Las Cruces Police Department (LCPD) officers obtained an arrest warrant for Coronado and located his vehicle at a Las Cruces residence. After several days of surveillance, officers observed a male matching Coronado‘s description in the driveway of the residence on December 13, 2021. When commanded to stop, Coronado fled.

Officers set up a perimeter around the residence and called for occupants to exit. While maintaining the perimeter, an officer observed a firearm on the roof of the residence. Coronado was later found hiding between a tree and a small cinder block wall across the street.

The firearm recovered from the roof was sent for DNA testing, which returned a match for Coronado‘s DNA As a previously convicted felon, Coronado was prohibited from possessing a firearm and ammunition.

Coronado was federally charged on February 8, 2022, and indicted on June 21, 2023, for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Following a two-day trial, a jury found Coronado guilty on February 14, 2024.

Upon his release from prison, Coronado will be subject to up to three years of supervised release.

U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement today.

The Las Cruces Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with the assistance of the Las Cruces Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christopher McNair and Richard Williams prosecuted the case.

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