The
Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that
Michael N. Cruz, age 23, of St. Albans, pleaded guilty today to possessing a
semiautomatic Glock pistol while using drugs. Cruz entered his plea before U.S.
District Court Judge J. Garvan Murtha in federal court in Brattleboro.
According
to facts presented in the case, Cruz was arrested by the Vermont State Police
on October 17, 2011, after a motorist reported seeing him waving a pistol while
driving his Audi erratically on Interstate 89. Cruz was under the influence of
cocaine and marijuana when stopped, and had two loaded pistols in the car – the
Glock and a Taurus – along with marijuana and over $2,000 in cash. In his plea
agreement, Cruz agreed that his fine would include over $8,500 in cash seized
from him in early 2012, when the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
executed a federal search warrant at his apartment.
Judge
Murtha scheduled sentencing for May 22, 2013. Cruz is detained in the custody
of the U.S. Marshals Service. The case was investigated by the Vermont State
Police, and ATF. Cruz is represented by Federal Public Defender Michael
Desautels. The United States is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney William
Darrow.
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