A federal choose denied a request to dismiss a gun cost in opposition to an unlawful immigrant in Ohio who had been within the U.S. for greater than 15 years, rejecting the person’s argument that he has a proper to bear arms.
Carlos Serrano-Restrepo was charged earlier this 12 months and was subsequently indicted for possession of a firearm by an alien unlawfully within the U.S., in keeping with WSYX.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives started investigating and watching Serrano-Restrepo after he bought at the very least 22 firearms, and claimed to be a U.S. citizen on the firearms types.
Carlos Serrano-Restrepo was charged earlier this 12 months and was subsequently indicted for possession of a firearm by an alien unlawfully within the U.S. (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives)
Brokers performed a search of his house and seized roughly 170 firearms, tens of hundreds of rounds of ammunition and smoke/marine markers.
Serrano-Restrepo stated among the weapons have been bought for self-defense.
Images that brokers took at his house revealed he stored firearms in gun safes. Some handguns have been additionally mounted in holsters on the wall of a closet.
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Brokers performed a search of the suspect’s house and seized roughly 170 firearms, tens of hundreds of rounds of ammunition and smoke/marine markers. (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives)
The suspect’s lawyer submitted a movement to dismiss the cost on the argument that he has the fitting to bear arms below the Second Modification.
The choose denied his movement to dismiss the cost on Thursday, writing in his opinion that “disarming unlawful immigrants like Mr. Serrano-Restrepo who have not sworn allegiance to the United States comports with the Nation’s history and tradition of firearm regulations.”
“Mr. Serrano-Restrepo’s as-applied challenge lacks merit,” the choose continued. “The swearing of an oath of allegiance occurs through the naturalization process, not through his asylum application or his years of living in the United States.”
A choose denied Carlos Serrano-Restrepo’s movement to dismiss a gun cost. (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives)
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His trial is scheduled for Jan. 21, 2025.
Serrano-Restrepo moved from Arizona to Orient, Ohio, in 2022. He advised the courtroom he final unlawfully entered the U.S. in 2008.
He additionally owns a enterprise that remediates hearth and flooding harm.
