A federal judge in Ohio has denied a request to dismiss a gun charge against an illegal immigrant who has been residing in the U.S. for over 15 years. Carlos Serrano-Restrepo faces charges of possession of a firearm as an alien unlawfully in the country. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives initiated an investigation after Serrano-Restrepo purchased 22 firearms and falsely claimed to be a U.S. citizen on firearms forms.
During a search of his residence, authorities seized approximately 170 firearms, along with tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition and smoke/marine markers. Serrano-Restrepo defended his firearm purchases as being for self-defense purposes. Photos taken by agents revealed that he stored firearms in gun safes and had handguns mounted in holsters on the wall of a closet.
