ALBUQUERQUE - Patricio Saborio Fierro, 29, of Deming, N.M., appeared in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., on Wednesday on a charge of possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon.
A grand jury returned an indictment on June 19, 2019, charging Fierro with one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. According to the indictment, Fierro knowingly possessed the firearm and ammunition after he was previously convicted of the felony offense of possession with intent to distribute marijuana.
The FBI arrested Fierro in Las Cruces on Tuesday. Fierro is currently in custody awaiting a detention hearing next Tuesday, July 2. He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of this offense. An indictment is only an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
The Las Cruces office of the FBI investigated this case with assistance from the Deming Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Maria Y. Armijo of the Las Cruces Branch Office
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
