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Man from Albuquerque sentenced to seven years in federal prison for firearm offenses

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico

           ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Mikko Sekiya, 38, of Albuquerque, New Mexico was sentenced in federal court in Albuquerque on June 15 to seven years in prison for theft of a firearm from a licensed firearms dealer, possession of a stolen firearm and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

           A jury convicted Sekiya of these charges on Nov. 7, 2019.  According to the evidence at trial and other public court records, Sekiya stole a handgun from a firearms dealer in Albuquerque on Jan. 2, 2018.  He asked a salesperson to look at the gun and then ran from the store without paying.  Sekiya possessed the stolen firearm on Jan. 11, 2019 when police stopped him for driving a pickup truck previously reported stolen from a dealership in Albuquerque.   Sekiya was prohibited from possessing firearms based on previous convictions for shooting at a dwelling or occupied building.          

            The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Albuquerque Police Department investigated this case. Special Assistant U.S Attorney Timothy D. Trembley prosecuted the case.

Updated June 18, 2020

Topic
Firearms Offenses
Press Release Number: 20-104