FBI: Former City Councilor From Española Pleads Guilty To Stolen Firearm Charge … Faces Up To 10 Years In Prison
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE Phillip Chacon, 39, of Española, pleaded guilty Feb. 26 in federal court to possession of a stolen firearm.
According to the plea agreement, March 21, 2020, law enforcement arrived at Chacon’s residence to execute a search warrant for an unrelated charge when they saw Chacon outside his house holding several firearms.
Chacon was ordered to put down the firearms and walk towards the officers. Instead, Chacon dropped the firearms and ran inside the house where he remained for several hours. Eventually, Chacon came out and was arrested. One of the firearms discovered by law enforcement at the residence was a stolen rifle, which Chacon knowingly possessed.