Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Dealing Firearms Destined for Mexico
Jose Manuel Barron, 32, of Columbia County, Florida, has pleaded guilty in federal court. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida announced that Barron pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transfer firearms to a nonresident and making false statements to a firearms dealer. U.S. Attorney John P. Heekin announced the guilty plea.
According to court records, between June 2019 and February 2022, the defendant agreed to transfer, sell and deliver multiple firearms to an intended recipient in Mexico. The firearms were all military-style assault weapons, including two Barrett .50 BMG caliber rifles, a Colt 5.56 caliber rifle and a Model M240 SLR 7.62 caliber rifle. Barron acquired one of the firearms under false pretenses from a federal firearms dealer. Three of the firearms were later recovered in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico.
Sentencing is scheduled for January 26, 2027, at 3:00 p.m. before Chief U.S. District Judge Allen C. Winsor in Gainesville, Florida. The defendant faces up to five years of imprisonment.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam Hapner. The case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, the Department of Justice's nationwide initiative to reduce violent crime.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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