PORTLAND, Ore. — A 38-year-old Mexican national unlawfully residing in the United States has pleaded guilty to a federal firearm offense after authorities found a handgun linked to a domestic violence incident in late 2025, federal prosecutors announced.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon, Pablo Villasenor-Ochoa entered a guilty plea Thursday to one count of alien in possession of a firearm.
Court documents state that on Dec. 21, 2025, Villasenor-Ochoa allegedly pulled out a handgun, loaded the weapon, and threatened to kill both his partner and himself during a domestic dispute. Two days later, on Dec. 23, law enforcement officers located the firearm inside a vehicle used by Villasenor-Ochoa.
A federal grand jury in Portland returned an indictment against Villasenor-Ochoa on June 2, 2026, charging him with unlawfully possessing a firearm as a non-citizen prohibited from possessing firearms under federal law.
Villasenor-Ochoa faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and three years of supervised release. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 26, 2026, before a U.S. District Court judge.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, with assistance from the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon is prosecuting the case.
Federal officials emphasized that a guilty plea is not a sentence, and the court will determine the appropriate punishment during the sentencing hearing in August.
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