SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - - Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, the United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico announced the arrest of two convicted felons in possession of multiple firearms and ammunition.
On April 15, 2011, Julio Pastrana-Arroyo and Alexander Ortiz-Murphy were arrested by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and (ATF), Drug Enforcement (DEA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security (ICE/HIS) and Puerto Rico Police (PRPD) agents at a KMart parking lot near Plaza Las Americas and seized firearms, ammunitions and magazines.
The seized firearms were described as follows:
• One Glock Pistol, Model 26, Caliber 9mm,
• One Glock Pistol, Model 17, Caliber 9mm,
• One Springfield Armory pistol, Model XD-40, Caliber.40,
• One Springfield Armory pistol, Model XD-45 ACP, Caliber.40,
• One FNH-USA Pistol, Model 5.7, Caliber 5.(Commonly known as a "Cop Killer Pistol"),
• One Special Weapons Team, rifle Model ST-15, Caliber.223,
• One Rock River pistol, Model AR-15, Caliber 5.56.
The defendants were charged with violations of Title 18 United States Code, Section (g) (1), possession of a firearm while being a convicted felon.
The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDTF) investigation of these defendants’ involvement in other offenses continues.
The penalties for the charge of possession of a firearm while being a convicted felon is no more than 10 years of imprisonment and a fine of not more than $250,000. The public is reminded that a criminal complaint contains only charges and is not evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent and are entitled to a fair trial, and the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
ATF, DEA, ICE, PRPD and the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Puerto Rico are investigating this case under the OCDETF program.
