Felon Sentenced to Nearly Four Years for Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition

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TUCSON, Ariz. – Peter Gregorio Castro, 45, of Patagonia, Arizona, was convicted and sentenced on October 5, 2022, by United States District Judge Cindy K. Jorgenson to 46 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Castro previously pleaded guilty to Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition by a Convicted Felon.

On January 8, 2021, the Tucson Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives investigated a shooting at the Knights Inn located in Tucson, Arizona. Castro had been renting and occupying the motel room where the shooting occurred. Four days later, agents and officers encountered Castro as the passenger in a vehicle associated with the shooting and, at that time, Castro possessed a .40 caliber handgun loaded with 11 rounds of ammunition in his pocket. Castro was previously convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in 1998, and as a result is prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives conducted the investigation in this case, with assistance from the Tucson Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Angela W. Woolridge, District of Arizona, Tucson, handled the prosecution.

 

CASE NUMBER:            CR-21-0617-TUC-CKJ
RELEASE NUMBER:    2022-193_Castro


 

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