SACRAMENTO, California — A federal grand jury has indicted 32-year-old Anthony Julian Ramirez, of Sacramento, for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
According to U.S. Attorney Eric Grant, Ramirez was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by law enforcement on January 14, 2026, for a traffic violation. During the stop, the driver was found to have multiple pending arrest warrants and admitted to having drug paraphernalia in the car. Officers discovered a loaded Springfield Armory Hellcat 9 mm handgun under Ramirez’s passenger seat. Additionally, deputies found a round of 9 mm ammunition in his shoe during booking.
Ramirez is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition due to multiple felony convictions, including burglary, possession of a stolen vehicle, and five convictions for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The FBI and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office conducted the investigation, and Assistant U.S. Attorney James Conolly is prosecuting the case…