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Martinez, United States Attorney<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Contact: Elizabeth Martinez<br \/>\n505-224-1469<br \/>\n<a class=\"mailto\" href=\"mailto:\">Elizabeth.Martinez@usdoj.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<h3>Roswell Felon Sentenced to Prison for Violating Federal Firearms Laws<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"subHeading\"><\/h4>\n<p>ALBUQUERQUE \u2013 Carlos Franco, 35, of Roswell, N.M., was sentenced this afternoon in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 27 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for violating the federal firearms laws.<\/p>\n<p>Franco was arrested on Feb. 26, 2014, on an indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, on June 5, 2013, in Chaves County, N.M.\u00a0 At the time, Franco was prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition because he previously had been convicted of second degree murder and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.<\/p>\n<p>On Sept. 2, 2014, Franco pled guilty to the indictment, and admitted possessing a pistol and multiple round of ammunition on June 5, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>This case was investigated by the Las Cruces office of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Chaves County Sheriff\u2019s Office.\u00a0 Assistant U.S. Attorney Luis A. 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