Jorge Olivares, also known as “Stomper,” was sentenced to 50 months in prison and two years of supervised release for possessing a firearm as a felon. The sentencing took place in U.S. District Court, according to an announcement by Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson.
“The defendant is a violent member of the Latin Kings who has repeatedly shot people and brought violence to our streets,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson. “Even after spilling blood, he armed himself again, showing utter disregard for the law. The people of Minnesota deserve safety—not shootouts. Whether it’s the Highs, the Lows, the Bloods, or the Latin Kings, at the federal level we will continue to use every tool we have to put violent gang members behind bars.”
Olivares is identified as a convicted violent felon and a member of the Latin Kings street gang. In December 2023, during a period of heightened violence in Minneapolis, police responded to a report about a suspicious vehicle. Officers found Olivares asleep in the driver’s seat with a loaded Springfield Armory Hellcat 9mm semiautomatic pistol on the floorboard within reach. The weapon had one round in the chamber and twelve rounds in its magazine. Police also discovered more than six grams of cocaine in the car. At the time of his arrest, Olivares wore clothing indicating his ongoing connection to the Latin Kings.
During sentencing, prosecutors argued that Olivares’s possession of a firearm presented significant danger given his history of serious and violent offenses. In 2018, he was convicted for first-degree aggravated assault and first-degree aggravated robbery after shooting two people and stealing their vehicle. In another incident captured on video, Olivares conducted a drive-by shooting at a residence while shouting “King Love” and displaying a gang sign.
U.S. District Judge Ann D. Montgomery addressed Olivares at sentencing: it was “scary to look at the record and see the violence in your past,” adding that when she sees “a pattern of individuals that keep coming back” to court with escalating violence, “it doesn’t usually end well.”
The investigation involved multiple agencies including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), United States Marshals Service (USMS), Minneapolis Police Department (MPD), and Richfield Police Department.
Assistant U.S. Attorney David B. Green prosecuted this case.
