Pueblo Man Convicted On Drug, Felon In Possession Charges

DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Dominick Jesus Salazar, 51, of Pueblo, Colorado was convicted by a federal jury on one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams and more of methamphetamine, and one count of being a felon of possession of a firearm and ammunition.

According to the facts established at trial, on May 23, 2023, Salazar was arrested outside of a Pueblo area hotel room he was staying in after being observed by Pueblo Police Officers interacting with multiple people in a manner consistent with hand-to-hand drug sales.  When agents arrested Salazar, he had a loaded pistol in his pocket along with drug proceeds.  Inside his hotel room, agents found 184 grams of 98% pure meth.

“We will do our best to send convicted felons who continue to repeat their criminal behavior back to prison,” said Acting United States Attorney for the District of Colorado Matt Kirsch. “Our communities are safer with one more repeat offender off the streets.”

United States District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney presided over the trial. The FBI Denver Field Office handled the investigation. The Violent Crime and Immigration Enforcement Section of the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado handled the prosecution.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

Case Number: 23-CR-00310