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Sentencing of 2 felons with firearms

By Gina Tabonares
Variety News Staff

THE District Court of Guam yesterday scheduled the separate sentencing of two felons after accepting their guilty pleas.
Chief Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood set a June 12 sentencing of Bert R.A. Muna after accepting his guilty plea. Muna was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Muna, 24, was convicted on Oct. 31, 1999 in the Superior Court of Guam on one count of theft of a motor vehicle.
On Jan. 28, 2006, a witness reported that Muna went to his residence, became angry, and pulled out a Beretta pistol.
Muna entered a plea agreement on Jan. 30, 2007 and admitted that he was in possession of a pistol he previously purchased for $20.
The maximum sentence for a felon in possession of a firearm is 10 years incarceration, a $250,000 fine, and at least three years of supervised release, in addition to the terms of imprisonment.
Judge Tydingco-Gatewood also set a May 2 sentencing proceeding for Jacob Ulloa Camacho, another felon who was caught in possession of a firearm.
Camacho, 38, was convicted in the Superior Court of Guam on March 28, 1994 on two counts of aggravated assault.
On July 30, 2004, he was caught in possession of ammunition, specifically a .45 caliber bullet, a .762 caliber bullet, and a .50 caliber bullet.