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

           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.