Vacaville man gets prison for possession of ammo
The 29-year-old had a felony record, which prohibited him from possessing firearms or ammunition.
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A 29-year-old Vacaville man was sentenced to several years in federal prison after he was caught last year with an unregistered firearm and ammunition.
In a statement released by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Sacramento this week, officials said Carlos Biviescas was sentenced by a federal judge to spend four years and nine months in prison stemming from a traffic stop in May 2020.
Police in Vacaville pulled Biviescas over for unknown reasons, then arrested him for driving on a suspended license. A subsequent search of his vehicle turned up an unregistered firearm known as a “ghost gun,” along with 50 rounds of ammunition.
Biviescas had a prior felony conviction, which prohibited him from owning or possessing a firearm or ammunition.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said the case was pursued as part of an initiative called Project Safe Neighborhoods, which was escalated four years ago by federal prosecutors “to work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to develop effective, locally based strategies to reduce violent crime.”
That statement indicated Biviescas was likely known to police and watched based on his prior conviction.
Biviescas was charged last year in connection with the traffic stop and possession of a firearm and ammunition. Shortly after his arrest, he posted bond and was freed with a certain set of court-imposed restrictions, according to court documents reviewed by Solano NewsNet. He was ultimately returned to custody in October, those documents showed.
The Vacaville man had a prior conviction stemming from a 2015 gang-related attack against a Carson college student. Court records revealed Biviescas was a defendant or co-defendant in a number of criminal cases originating in Solano Count. The specific details of those cases were not immediately available Wednesday morning.
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