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Ex-convict in shooting case pleads guilty
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Posted on Jun 01 2012
By Ferdie de la Torre
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An ex-convict who was indicted on a charge of possession of a firearm and ammunition has pleaded guilty in district court.
Justin A. Funkugub on Tuesday afternoon pleaded guilty to count 1 of the indictment charging him with felon in possession of a firearm.
U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona set Funkugub’s sentencing for Sept. 5, 2012.
Attorney Ramon Quichocho is court-appointed counsel for Funkugub. Assistant attorney general Garth Backe appeared for the U.S. government.
Backe recently filed a motion to dismiss count 2 of the indictment charging the defendant with possession of a firearm with a removed, altered or obliterated serial number.
The indictment also charged Funkugub with one count of felon in possession of ammunition.
The U.S. government noted that Funkugub was convicted on Sept. 21, 2000, of cattle killing.
On Oct. 11, 2011, the defendant allegedly possessed a Smith and Wesson .38 caliber snub-nosed revolver. The gun’s manufacturer’s serial number had been removed, altered, or obliterated, a violation of U.S. Code, according to the indictment.
That same date, Funkugub also allegedly possessed six Winchester Super-X .22 caliber bullets.
The charges stemmed from an incident when the defendant allegedly assaulted a relative and fired a handgun in As Teo.
