A 43-year-old Florida man has been sentenced to five years and four months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and for violating the terms of his federally supervised release.
Basilio Amaury Bron, Jr., 43, of Cape Coral, sentence for violating his supervised release must be served concurrently with his sentence for the underlying federal offense.
According to court documents, at approximately 5:00 p.m. on March 12, 2022, Bron recklessly drove an SUV northbound on Interstate 75 in Sarasota County near the Laurel Road exit at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour.
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Bron’s vehicle was stopped by a deputy of the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office for speeding.
A background check conducted by the deputy revealed that Bron had been convicted of a felony and was presently on federal supervised release in the Middle District of Florida.
Bron’s vehicle emitted an odor of marijuana during the traffic stop, and two 20-inch tactical swords were visible near the driver’s seat and the driver’s door.
Bron acknowledged that a firearm was present in the vehicle. The deputy located an SCCY CPX-1 9mm pistol, loaded with seven rounds of ammunition, inside the vehicle’s center console and a package containing 4 grams of marijuana.
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Additionally, the deputy found a pair of nunchucks in the driver’s seat compartment. Later, Bron confessed to ATF agents that he had possessed the firearm, repeatedly handled it, and sold marijuana.
Bron was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison in 2016 for illegally possessing a firearm. Federal law prohibits him from possessing firearms or ammunition.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office investigated this case. Assistant United States Attorneys David W.A. Chee and Michael Kenneth prosecuted the case.
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