EUGENE, Ore. – Ramiro Martinez Tristan, 40, of Ontario,
Oregon, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Chief Judge Ann Aiken to 15
years in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Upon his release from prison, Tristan will be on supervised release for five
years.
U.S. Attorney Amanda Marshall praised the sentence imposed
on Tristan stating, “Ontario and Eastern Oregon are better places with Ramiro
Tristan removed from the community. This case is the result of the excellent
collaboration between the Ontario Police Department, the High Desert Drug
Enforcement Task Force, Oregon State Police, the Malheur County District
Attorney’s Office, ATF, and my office. Coordination between federal and state
partners is key to prosecuting the most dangerous criminals and keeping our
communities safe, and my office is committed to working with our local partners
to achieve these results.”
On September 10, 2013, Ontario, Oregon police officers
executed a search warrant at an apartment where Tristan was staying and found,
among other things, a stolen .40 caliber handgun next to Tristan’s
identification card. A search of recovered cell phones revealed photographs of
Tristan displaying bundles of cash and holding a handgun. Officers booked
Tristan into the Malheur County Jail. Officials later learned that around the
time of his September 10 arrest, Tristan had secreted methamphetamine in his
rectum, brought the methamphetamine into the Malheur County Jail, and
distributed it to other inmates.
Tristan has a significant criminal history with prior felony
convictions for multiple assaults, felon in possession of a firearm, and
burglary in the second degree. Under federal law, any person who possesses a
firearm or ammunition after being previously convicted of three violent
felonies or felony drug trafficking crimes is an Armed Career Criminal and
faces a 15-year mandatory minimum sentence.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Nathan J. Lichvarcik prosecuted this
case.
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