BOSTON — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Massachusetts), published as received.
BOSTON – A member of the La Familia Gang, a national gang with a significant presence in Holyoke and Springfield, was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Springfield for possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number while being a convicted felon.
Joshua Marrero, 28, of Holyoke, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 75 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, a special assessment and forfeiture of the firearm and ammunition. In October 2015, Marrero pleaded guilty to the charges.
On April 19, 2014, Marrero possessed a Lorcin Model L 380 .380 caliber firearm with an obliterated serial number and seven rounds of .380 caliber ammunition. After being spotted with the firearm by law enforcement officers, Marrero ran into an alley in South Holyoke and was caught after he tripped. Marrero has an extensive violent criminal history, including a 2010 conviction of assault and battery on a police officer.
United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; Daniel J. Kumor, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Field Division; and Holyoke Police Chief James M. Neiswanger made the announcement today. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Deepika Bains Shukla of Ortiz’s Springfield Branch Office.
