A federal choose denied a request to dismiss a gun cost towards 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 not less than 22 firearms, and claimed to be a U.S. citizen on the firearms kinds.
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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 residence and seized roughly 170 firearms, tens of 1000’s of rounds of ammunition and smoke/marine markers.
Serrano-Restrepo mentioned a number of the weapons have been bought for self-defense.
Photographs that brokers took at his residence 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 residence and seized roughly 170 firearms, tens of 1000’s 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 best to bear arms beneath the Second Modification.
The choose denied his movement to dismiss the cost on Thursday, writing in his opinion that “disarming illegal immigrants like Mr. Serrano-Restrepo who haven’t sworn allegiance to america comports with the Nation’s historical past and custom of firearm laws.”
“Mr. Serrano-Restrepo’s as-applied problem lacks advantage,” the choose continued. “The swearing of an oath of allegiance happens via the naturalization course of, not via his asylum software or his years of residing in america.”
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 instructed the court docket he final unlawfully entered the U.S. in 2008.
He additionally owns a enterprise that remediates fireplace and flooding injury.