Fresno County Man Charged with Being a Felon in Possession Ammunition

FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Luis Enrique Trevino, 32, of Coalinga, charging him with being a felon in possession of ammunition, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced.

According to court documents, on Feb. 7, 2026, Trevino was the front passenger of a vehicle associated with a prior call for a disturbance. When law enforcement officers conducted a stop of the vehicle, Trevino immediately opened the vehicle door and fled. In an open compartment of that passenger door, law enforcement observed a 34-round, high-capacity magazine loaded with 16 live rounds of 9 mm ammunition. After a brief pursuit, Trevino was apprehended. A search of Trevino's path of flight revealed he discarded a backpack in a trash can. Inside the backpack, law enforcement officers found a privately manufactured P80 "ghost" 9 mm handgun. Surveillance showed Trevino take off the backpack and attempt to conceal it in the trash can as he fled from pursuing officers. Trevino is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition because of prior felony convictions including being a felon in possession of a firearm, threatening crime with intent to terrorize, possession of a controlled substance while armed with a firearm, and vandalism and was serving a grant of Post-Release Community Supervision at the time of his arrest.

The Coalinga Police Department and Homeland Security Investigations conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas Karp is prosecuting the case.

If convicted, Trevino 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 Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.