After discovering an illegal alien life in Ohio with around 170 weapon in his hands, a federal judge denied his request to have his weapons charges dropped.
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Carlos Serrano-Restrepo was arrested in January by officials of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for the unlawful possession of firearms by an alien life unjustly in the United States, reported , WSYX, a native ABC online.
After his first imprisonment by the government, the accused, who had lived in the U. S. improperly for almost two years, was indicted by a federal grand jury in July, according to court documents.
Serrano-Restrepo, who moved to Orient, Ohio, in 2022 from Arizona, admitted to the court that he entered the country improperly from Colombia without approval in April 2008 and claimed prison.
His hospital program is still pending, according to the Department of Homeland Security.  ,
While executing their search warrant at Serrano-Restrepo’s house in Ohio, federal officials seized “approximately 170 weapon, weapons, and smoke/marine signs”.
The illegal alien managed to accumulate at least one 50 ability Barrett anti-personnel weapons and tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition.
Images taken by national agencies, which were shared on X, showed several of the arms that were seized at Serrano-Restrepo’s house in Ohio.  ,
One photo shows several handguns in holsters mounted on a bedroom wall, while another picture shows some of the firearms allegedly being kept in numerous gun safes.
Serrano-Restrepo claims to be a business owner who repairs flood and fire damage and that” some” of the weapons in his possession are” for self-defense.”
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According to his attorney, Serrano-Restrepo had the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms, and the charges were moved to ignore.
But, Judge Edmund A. Sargus Jr. rejected that debate and denied the prosecutor’s motion to dismiss the cost.
He ruled on November 21 that “disarming unlawful newcomers like Mr. Serrano-Restrepo who have not sworn allegiance to the United States conforms with the Nation’s history and tradition of weapons laws” and that the defendant was not seek Second Amendment protection to refute the charges brought against him.
Despite the defendant’s presence in the United States for more than 15 years, the prosecutor argued that Second Amendment right just apply to Americans as a result of the Constitution.
” Mr. Serrano-Restrepo’s as-applied problem lacks merit”, the judge said and added that” the swearing of an oath of allegiance occurs through the registration process, no through his prison program or his years of living in the United States”.
Serrano-Restrepo falsely claimed to be a citizen of the United States while repeatedly filling out paperwork to purchase at least 22 guns, according to the judge, who later started monitoring him.
Following Sargus ‘ ruling, Serrano-Restrepo’s trial is expected to begin on January 21, 2025.
