Orlando, Florida – Chief U.S. District Judge Anne C. Conway
has sentenced Noel Alvarado Mathew (39, Puerto Rico) to four years and nine
months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. He pleaded guilty on January 28, 2015.
According to court documents, law enforcement officers
obtained a cell phone video depicting Alvarado at a local gun range repeatedly
firing a Glock pistol. At the time of
the incident, Alvarado had previous felony convictions for robbery, gun, and
drug violations. As a result, he is
prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition under federal law.
This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Orlando Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United
States Attorney Embry J. Kidd.
This is another case prosecuted as part of the Department of
Justice’s “Project Safe Neighborhoods” Program - a nationwide, gun-violence
reduction strategy. United States
Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III, along with Regina Lombardo, Special Agent in
Charge, ATF, are coordinating the Project Safe Neighborhoods effort here in the
Middle District of Florida in cooperation with federal, state, and local law
enforcement officials. It is also a part of ATF’s Frontline Strategy on
reducing violent crime in communities.
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