Lloyd Aguon Sentenced to Prison in Firearm Case

          SHAWN N. ANDERSON, Acting United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that defendant LLOYD JOHN AGUON, age 41, from Umatac, Guam, was sentenced on October 25, 2017 in District Court to a 18-month term of imprisonment with credit for time served, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, and 50 hours of community service, for being a Felon in Possession of Firearms and Ammunition.  The Court also ordered Defendant LLOYD JOHN AGUON to pay a mandatory $100 assessment fee. 

          On April 19, 2017, Defendant LLOYD JOHN AGUON entered a guilty plea to Count 1 of an Indictment, charging him with being a Felon In Possession of Firearms and Ammunition, in violation of  Title 18, United States Code § 922(g)(1).  Defendant had been previously convicted in the Superior Court of Guam for Family Violence (As a Third Degree Felony and Terrorizing (As a Third Degree Felony).  It is unlawful for individuals previously convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year to possess any firearm or ammunition, which has been transported in interstate or foreign commerce.  Upon assisting a team of Guam Marshals and Guam Probation with a local arrest warrant for Defendant LLOYD JOHN AGUON in September 2015,  the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) investigation discovered two 12 Gauge Shotguns and 14 rounds of ammunition.  ATF’s further investigation revealed that one of the firearms, a 12 Gauge Remington Shot Gun, had been previously reported stolen to the Guam Police Department.

          The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives.  The case was prosecuted by Belinda Alcantara, Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Guam.