United States of America v. Rosvel Gonzalez

Houston, TX criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally possessing multiple firearms

Starr County felon sentenced for illegally possessing multiple firearms

Rosvel Gonzalez, age 46, pleaded guilty Nov. 21, 2024 of felony firearm possession



On Sept. 5, 2024, an undercover law enforcement officer engaged in a controlled sale of a firearm to Gonzalez, a convicted felon. Authorities arrested him following the sale. A subsequent search of Gonzalez's home revealed eight additional firearms and several amounts of ammunition.



The investigation revealed Gonzalez was previously convicted of felony possession of marijuana. He also had a prior felony conviction for manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance. As a convicted felon, he is prohibited from possessing firearms per federal law.



The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives conducted the investigation.



Assistant U.S. Attorney Cahal P. McColgan prosecuted the case as part of the joint federal, state and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, the centerpiece of the Department of Justice's violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.