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Jul 6, 2021
Man Sentences to Jail for Gun Found in his Dead Father’s House
A recent prison sentence of a father of two young children has drawn fire on social media. On Friday, Ramiro de la Rosa from Duck Run Two was sentenced to three years in prison after police found a gun inside a house his father had occupied until his recent death. Although the gun was licensed to his father and would not expire until October, police detained Ramiro. He was arraigned in the San Ignacio Magistrate’s Court and pleaded guilty to the charge of being in possession of an unlicensed firearm. News Five spoke with attorney Arthur Saldivar who told us while survivors ought to report guns to the department, he believes the police acted unreasonably and the case is ripe for appeal. He also talked about what people can do if someone dies leaving behind a gun they would like to keep.