Possession of bullets leads to 3-year prison sentence for Fall River man
FALL RIVER - Eight bullets and a checkered past will cost Anthony Lopes three years.
Lopes, 40, formerly of Green Street, was transferred to state prison on Wednesday to finish a sentence for possession of ammunition without an FID card after conviction of a crime of violence.
He has been in custody since his arrest on July 15, 2010.
Lopes was arrested after police went to his home on another matter and searched the residence with the permission of the woman who held the lease for the property.
Police found a locked safe under the bed Lopes used. When they opened it, they found five bullets for a .45 caliber pistol and three bullets for a .357 Magnum revolver.
No guns were found, according to court records.
By law, anyone in possession of firearms or ammunition must have passed a basic firearms safety course and have a valid Firearms Identification card. Lopes, in his plea on Tuesday, admitted he did not have a valid FID card.
He was originally charged with possession of ammunition after conviction of three or more crimes.
In a plea bargain agreement worked out by prosecutor Aaron Strojny and defense lawyer Susana Faria Ponte, Lopes was allowed to plead guilty to the lesser charge of possession of ammunition after conviction of one crime of violence.
Lopes was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Richard T. Moses to three years to three years and one day in state prison.
He was given credit for the 559 days he has served in prison since his arrest.
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FALL RIVER - Eight bullets and a checkered past will cost Anthony Lopes three years.
Lopes, 40, formerly of Green Street, was transferred to state prison on Wednesday to finish a sentence for possession of ammunition without an FID card after conviction of a crime of violence.
He has been in custody since his arrest on July 15, 2010.
Lopes was arrested after police went to his home on another matter and searched the residence with the permission of the woman who held the lease for the property.
Police found a locked safe under the bed Lopes used. When they opened it, they found five bullets for a .45 caliber pistol and three bullets for a .357 Magnum revolver.
No guns were found, according to court records.
By law, anyone in possession of firearms or ammunition must have passed a basic firearms safety course and have a valid Firearms Identification card. Lopes, in his plea on Tuesday, admitted he did not have a valid FID card.
He was originally charged with possession of ammunition after conviction of three or more crimes.
In a plea bargain agreement worked out by prosecutor Aaron Strojny and defense lawyer Susana Faria Ponte, Lopes was allowed to plead guilty to the lesser charge of possession of ammunition after conviction of one crime of violence.
Lopes was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Richard T. Moses to three years to three years and one day in state prison.
He was given credit for the 559 days he has served in prison since his arrest.
Email Kevin P. O'Connor at [email protected]
Read more: http://www.heraldnews.com/news/x364059152/Possession-of-bullets-leads-to-3-year-prison-sentence-for-Fall-River-man#ixzz1kcLpT5Zs