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Description: Rutland, Vermont criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Joel Ivan Caquias Aviles, age 22, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was arrested on March 23, 2022 during the execution of search warrants at the Highlander Motel in Rutland, Vermont. Aviles was located in Room 15 of the Motel. A search of that room resulted in the seizure of approximately 37 grams of cocaine base, 168 bags of fentanyl, over $5,000 in cash, and a Glock 9mm handgun. A Burlington Police Department identification technician examined the Glock handgun, and located Aviles’ fingerprints on the firearm. In 2019, Aviles was convicted of two felonies related to violations of the Pennsylvania Controlled Substance, Drug, Device, and Cosmetic Act. Those prior felony convictions prohibited Aviles from possessing a firearm.
United States Attorney Nikolas P. Kerest commended the collaborative investigatory efforts of the Rutland City Police Department, the Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Vermont State Police, the Bennington Police Department, the Weathersfield Police Department, the Rutland County Sheriff’s Department, the Ludlow Police Department, the Rutland Town Police Department, the Vermont Department of Corrections, and the Burlington Police Department.
The prosecutor was Assistant United States Attorney Jonathan Ophardt. Aviles was represented by Devin McLaughlin, Esq.
18:922(g)(1).F UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT OF FIREARMS, ETC. - knowingly possessed a firearm as a convicted felon
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It is unlawful for any person who has been convicted of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year may not own or possess a firearm. Conviction is punishable for more than one year but not more than 10 years.
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 30 months in prison.
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