ALBUQUERQUE - Trevor Bianchini, 24, of Rio Rancho, N.M., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to violating the federal firearms laws. The guilty plea was entered without the benefit of a plea agreement.
Bianchini was arrested in March 2015, on a two-count indictment charging him with (1) being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, and (2) possession of body armor by a person who had been convicted of a felony violent crime offense. According to the indictment, Bianchini committed the offenses on May 24, 2014, in Bernalillo County, N.M. At the time, Bianchini was prohibited from possessing firearms, ammunition, or body armor because he previously had been convicted of burglary of a vehicle, conspiracy to commit burglary of a vehicle, and two counts of residential burglary.
During today’s proceedings, Bianchini pled guilty to both counts of the indictment. At sentencing, he faces a statutory maximum of ten years in prison for being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, and a maximum of three years in prison for being a felon in possession of body armor. Bianchini remains detained pending a sentencing hearing which has yet to be scheduled.
This case was investigated by the Albuquerque office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Albuquerque Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacob Wishard is prosecuting the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
