PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Christian Montalvo, 40, of Providence,
was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for trafficking heroin and
for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced by United States Attorney
Peter F. Neronha and Daniel J. Kumor, Special Agent in Charge of the Boston
field division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
(ATF).
At sentencing, U.S. District Court Judge Mary M. Lisi also
ordered Montalvo to serve 3 years supervised release upon completion of his
prison term. Montalvo pleaded guilty on November 4, 2014, to one count each of
possession of heroin with the intent to distribute and being a felon in
possession of a firearm.
Montalvo entered his guilty plea as jury selection was
underway for his federal court trial. No plea agreement was filed in this
matter.
According to court documents, on November 14, 2013, ATF
agents executed a court authorized federal search warrant at Montalvo’s
residence and of his vehicle. As a result of the search, agents seized nearly
10 grams of heroin found stashed inside a void in a bedroom door; a loaded .38
caliber revolver and various items used in the preparation and distribution of
heroin discovered in the kitchen; and more than 58 grams of heroin from inside
a hidden compartment inside Montalvo’s vehicle.
According to court documents, Montalvo admitted to an ATF
agent that the drugs and the firearm were his and that he purchased the firearm
for $200 from a heroin user for protection.
Montalvo has been detained in federal custody since his
arrest on November 14, 2013.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Milind M.
Shah.
Providence Police assisted ATF in the investigation of this
matter.
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