United States of America v. Jorge Ramos

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922.

In January of this year, Jorge Ramos, age 37, wearing a black facemask, was driving a car with dealer plates and had attempted to evade law enforcement numerous times, speeding away when detectives activated their lights and attempted to initiate a traffic stop. Ramos ultimately fled from the vehicle and threw a semi-automatic pistol to the ground where it was discovered by law enforcement. The gun had previously been stolen from a parked car in Sioux Falls. Ramos, who was found in possession of fentanyl, pills, and drug paraphernalia, admitted not only to possessing the stolen semi-automatic pistol but to having traded methamphetamine to acquire the gun earlier that day. Ramos was prohibited from possessing the gun because of a felony conviction for Identity Theft in 2024, in Minnehaha County. He has been convicted of several other offenses.

Ramos was committed to the custody of the BOP to be imprisoned for a term of 33-months; followed by 3-years supervised release; $100 special assessment; and forfeiture as ordered