United States of America v. Eduardo Javier Ordonez-Godoy

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, illegal reentry after removal.

Eduardo Javier Ordonez-Godoy approached a woman in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Haltom City, Texas. Armed with a firearm, Ordonez-Godoy forced the victim into the backseat of her vehicle and drove her to a nearby bank, where he ordered her to withdraw cash from an ATM.

After the withdrawal, Ordonez-Godoy forced the victim back into the vehicle and continued driving around the area, threatening to prostitute her and sell her organs. A short time later, Ordonez-Godoy tied the victim to a tree using her shoelaces and fled in her vehicle. The victim freed herself and reported the crimes to law enforcement.

Later that day, the stolen vehicle was involved in a hit-and-run in North Richland Hills, Texas.

On December 25, 2024, an officer with the Oklahoma City Police Department located the stolen vehicle in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Oklahoma City. Ordonez-Godoy was found asleep inside the vehicle and was arrested. Officers recovered 42 rounds of ammunition and cash from his pockets, as well as a loaded firearm from beneath the driver’s seat.

Public records further reflect that Ordonez-Godoy was previously removed from the United States to Honduras on April 3, 2019.

On August 5, 2025, a federal grand jury returned a two-count Indictment charging Ordonez-Godoy with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm and ammunition and reentry of a removed alien. Ordonez-Godoy pleaded guilty on October 22, 2025, admitting that he knowingly reentered the United States after being previously removed and that he possessed a firearm and ammunition despite being prohibited from doing so.

At the sentencing hearing on February 25, 2026, U.S. District Judge Charles Goodwin sentenced Ordonez-Godoy to serve 120 months in federal prison. In announcing his sentence, Judge Goodwin noted the serious nature of the crimes and the need for deterrence, just punishment, and protection of the public.

Following the sentencing, Ordonez-Godoy faces additional state charges in Tarrant County, Texas, for aggravated kidnapping with a deadly weapon.

This case is the result of an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Oklahoma City Police Department, and Haltom City Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jordan Ganz prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

The Defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to 120 months in prison before deportation.