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Florida felon with tactical swords, firearm, sentenced to federal prison

Niceville.comOctober 9, 20232 Mins Read
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A Cape Coral man on supervised release has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon after allegedly being found with tactical swords, nun chucks, and a loaded weapon in his vehicle during a traffic stop. (Contributed)

FLORIDA — A convicted felon from Cape Coral has been sentenced to federal prison after he was found to have tactical swords, nun chucks, and a loaded weapon in his vehicle during a traffic stop.

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Senior United States District Judge Virginia Hernandez Covington has sentenced Basilio Amaury Bron, Jr., 43, to five years and four months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and for violating his federal supervised release.

Bron must serve his sentence for violating his supervised release consecutive to his sentence on the underlying federal charge.

Bron pleaded guilty in July.

According to court documents, on March 12, 2022, at around 5 p.m., Bron was driving carelessly and more than 100 miles per hour northbound on Interstate 75 near the Laurel Road exit. A Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office deputy stopped Bron’s vehicle for speeding.

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The deputy conducted a background check, which revealed that Bron was a convicted felon on federal supervised release. Reportedly, during the traffic stop, the odor of marijuana emanated from Bron’s vehicle, and two 20-inch tactical swords were visible near the driver’s seat and the driver’s door.

Bron also admitted to having a firearm in the vehicle.

According to court documents, the deputy located a SCCY CPX-1 9mm pistol, loaded with seven rounds of ammunition, inside the vehicle’s center console and a bag containing four grams of marijuana. The deputy also recovered a pair of nun chucks from the driver’s seat pocket. Bron later admitted to ATF agents that he had possessed the firearm, handled it multiple times, and sold marijuana, prosecutors said.

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In 2016, Bron was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Therefore, he is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition under federal law.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys David W.A Chee and Michael Kenneth.

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