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Individual Indicted For Possession Of Firearm While Under Protective Order For Domestic Violence

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On April 8, 2021, a federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment charging Angel Luis Santiago-Dávila with possession of an AK-type rifle while under a protective order for domestic violence, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico.  

According to the Government’s allegations, agents from the Puerto Rico Police Bureau were patrolling a beach in Yabucoa around 10:30 PM on March 29, 2021, when they observed a BMW with the trunk open.  Santiago-Dávila and another individual were seated in the back, facing the ocean.  During the agent’s interactions with Santiago-Dávila, the agent observed a firearm in the car and then recovered an AK-type rifle, a 30-round magazine, and over 30 rounds of 7.62 caliber ammunition. Santiago-Dávila was under a protective order, arising out of a domestic violence incident, issued by a municipal court in Juncos that prohibited him from possessing firearms.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Juan C. Reyes-Ramos of the Violent Crimes Section is in charge of the prosecution of the case.  ATF is in charge of the investigation.  If convicted, the defendant faces a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.

An indictment contains only charges and is not evidence of guilt. A defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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Updated April 8, 2021

Topic
Firearms Offenses