"An 18th Street Gang member who has been serving time in federal prison is back in Weld County Jail after the U.S. Attorney’s Office turned the case back over to the Weld District Attorney.
Marcel Preece, 33, of Gill, had just been released from prison and was on parole in early November last year when he was arrested in an undercover gun sale. A search warrant was executed on a residence, and Greeley police found a third weapon and illicit drugs.
The case could have been tried at either the state or federal level. After the federal court took the case, they reviewed it with the Weld County District Attorney’s Office and determined it would be best prosecuted in Weld.
In addition to being charged with two felony counts for selling the guns, Preece is also charged with two felony counts of possession of a weapon by a previous offender. He faces up to 15 years in prison because he could be considered a career criminal, according to court documents.
Preece is due in court at 1:30 p.m. June 6....." (Read original release? Click title)
Marcel Preece, 33, of Gill, had just been released from prison and was on parole in early November last year when he was arrested in an undercover gun sale. A search warrant was executed on a residence, and Greeley police found a third weapon and illicit drugs.
The case could have been tried at either the state or federal level. After the federal court took the case, they reviewed it with the Weld County District Attorney’s Office and determined it would be best prosecuted in Weld.
In addition to being charged with two felony counts for selling the guns, Preece is also charged with two felony counts of possession of a weapon by a previous offender. He faces up to 15 years in prison because he could be considered a career criminal, according to court documents.
Preece is due in court at 1:30 p.m. June 6....." (Read original release? Click title)
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