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Date: 05-28-2018
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United States of America v. Bryan Abascal
Western District of Missouri Federal Courthouse - Kansas City, Missouri
Case Number: 4:15-cr-00263-BP
Judge: Beth Phillips
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri (Jackson County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Stefan C. Hughes
Defendant's Attorney: Carie Allen
Description: Kansas City, MO - KC Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Illegal Firearm
A Kansas City, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm.
Bryan Abascal, 25, of Kansas City, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips on Wednesday, May 23, 2018, to 15 years in federal prison without parole. Abascal was sentenced as an armed career offender due to his prior felony convictions.
On July 10, 2017, Abascal pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. When Abascal was arrested during a traffic stop, a Kansas City police officer searched his vehicle and found a Bersa .380-caliber semi-automatic handgun with an extended clip magazine loaded into it.
Under federal law, it is illegal for anyone who has been convicted of a felony to be in possession of a firearm or ammunition. Abascal has two prior felony convictions for sale of a controlled substance and three prior felony convictions for domestic assault.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Stefan C. Hughes. It was investigated by the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 15 years' in prison.
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