Vacaville Man Indicted for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a single count indictment today against Ramon Garcia Jr., 31, of Vacaville, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

According to court documents, on Nov. 5, 2022, law enforcement officers responded to a call involving Garcia at an apartment complex. When officers arrived, Garcia fled before being taken into custody. During his arrest, officers located a key to a white GMC Acadia in his pocket. Officers located the GMC Acadia nearby and conducted a search, where they found a Glock-17 handgun and an unloaded high-capacity, 31-round Glock magazine. Garcia is prohibited from possessing firearms because he has multiple state felony convictions, including two prior domestic violence convictions.

This case is the product of an investigation by the Vacaville Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the Solano County District Attorney’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Haddy Abouzeid is prosecuting the case.

If convicted, Garcia faces a maximum statutory penalty of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Any sentence, however, would be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables. The charges are only allegations; the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.