ALBUQUERQUE - Jacob Lynn Martinez, 34, of Carlsbad, N.M., was sentenced yesterday in Las Cruces, N.M., federal court to 30 months in prison for violating the federal firearms laws by unlawfully possessing firearms on two occasions. Martinez will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence.
Martinez was arrested on Jan. 25, 2017, on a criminal complaint charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm on June 9, 2015 and Dec. 11, 2015, in Eddy County, N.M. According to the complaint, on both dates, Martinez discarded firearms while attempting to flee from police officers.
On March 29, 2017, Martinez pled guilty to a felony information charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm on June 9, 2015 and Dec. 11, 2015. On those dates, Martinez was prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition because he previously had been convicted of three felony offenses, aggravated fleeing from a police officer, receiving or transferring a motor vehicle, and being a felon in possession of a firearm or destructive device. Martinez entered the guilty plea without the benefit of a plea agreement.
This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Carlsbad Police Department and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark A. Saltman of the U.S. Attorney’s Las Cruces Branch Office.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
