ALBUQUERQUE - Lucas James Maldonado, 35, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 102 months in prison for violating federal firearms laws. Maldonado will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence.
Maldonado was indicted on Dec. 3, 2014, and charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm on Feb. 20, 2014. The indictment was superseded on July 30, 2015, and charged Maldonado with a second felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition charge, and with being a violent felon in possession of body armor on June 10, 2015. The superseding indictment alleged that Maldonado committed the offenses in Bernalillo County, N.M. According to superseding indictment, Maldonado was prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition because of his prior felony convictions for aggravated battery, false imprisonment, criminal damage to property and conspiracy to commit residential burglary.
On Feb. 9, 2017, Maldonado pled guilty to Count 2 of the superseding indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. In entering the guilty plea, Maldonado admitted that on June 10, 2015, law enforcement agents arrested him on several outstanding arrest warrants. Maldonado acknowledged that, during a search incident to arrest, the officer found a black semi-automatic handgun that was visible in the center console of his vehicle. Maldonado acknowledged that he was prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition because of his status as a convicted felon.
This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Albuquerque Police Department and the New Mexico State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Presiliano Torrez prosecuted the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
