Convicted Felon Found Guilty Of Possessing Firearm

DENVER – The U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado announced that a jury found Colorado resident Alvin Madison, 46, of Denver, guilty on one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

According to the facts established at trial, on April 19, 2023, Colorado Parole officers located a fugitive, Dion Avila, at an apartment complex in Denver. They saw Dion Avila, Alvin Madison, and another man get into a car and drive away. Shortly thereafter, Denver Police officers stopped the car and had all three the men get out of the vehicle. When Alvin Madison exited the car, the officers patted him down for weapons and found that Madison had a loaded firearm in his right front jacket pocket and 24 rounds of ammunition loaded into a high-capacity magazine in the other jacket pocket.  There was also a firearm on the rear passenger floorboard of the vehicle that Dion Avila later pled guilty to possessing.  Madison, Dion Avila, and the driver of the car are previously convicted felons who have served prior prison sentences. 

“Keeping repeat violent offenders off our streets is a critical component of keeping our communities safe,” said Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado Matt Kirsch. “It is illegal for convicted felons to possess guns and ammunition, and we will vigorously prosecute repeat offenders who continue to arm themselves.”

"This case exemplifies the incredible work being done by the RAVEN task force in our efforts to combat violent crime every day," said ATF Special Agent in Charge Brent Beavers. "Their investigation from arrest to federal prosecution has removed an illegally armed and violent criminal, previously convicted of attempted murder, from the streets in our communities."

United States District Court Chief Judge Philip Brimmer presided over the trial. The Denver Police Department, Colorado Department of Corrections Parole Fugitive Unit, and ATF conducted the investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Celeste Rangel and Denver Special Assistant United States Attorney Dorothy Wilson handled the prosecution.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

Case Number: 23-CR-00240