Rio Rancho Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Unlawful Possession of Firearm and Ammunition

ALBUQUERQUE – Terrance Rinaldi, 32, of Rio Rancho, N.M., was sentenced this morning in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to 36 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.  He will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence.

Rinaldi was arrested on Oct. 27, 2014, on an indictment charging him with unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition on Aug. 18, 2014, in Sandoval County, N.M.  At the time Rinaldi was prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition because he previously had been convicted of involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

On May 14, 2015, Rinaldi pled guilty to the indictment without the benefit of a plea agreement.

This case was investigated by the Albuquerque office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Rio Rancho Police Department.  Assistant U.S. Attorney David M. Walsh prosecuted the case.