Phillip Chacon
SANTA FE – A former Española city councilor faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque to possession of a stolen firearm last month, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
According to court documents, Española police arrived at a residence on March 21, 2020, to serve a search warrant in a case in which former City Councilor Phillip Chacon was accused of stabbing a man a week earlier. Officers reported hearing a gunshot before seeing Chacon approaching them while carrying several rifles. Chacon dropped the weapons before running inside his house and barricading himself inside for several hours.
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.