Possession of a Weapon by a Previous Offender is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person is found possessing a gun, like a handgun, while having a felony conviction on his or her record. Recently, a man was charged with this crime after he left a pizza box in the lobby of a hotel. According to the report, the man came into the lobby carrying a pizza box and set the box down on the couch. He walked away and didn’t return to pick it up, so an employee checked out the situation. The employee called the police because a loaded handgun (along with a few slices of pizza) was in the pizza box. Police reviewed security footage and identified the man who brought the box into the blobby and verified no one tampered with it until the police were called in. The man had previous felony convictions on his record and was out on bond for four other Colorado cases. One of the cases was for Possession of a Weapon by a Previous Offender out of Weld County, so it’s likely that he will be facing another new case with the same charge.
Fort Collins Possession of Weapons by Previous Offenders Attorney: Definition of Possessing a Handgun with a Felony Conviction in Colorado
The Larimer County, Colorado law definition of Possession of Weapons by Previous Offenders – C.R.S. 18-12-108 – is:
So, by seeing the man holding the pizza box with the handgun inside on surveillance video, and the fact that the man had previous felony convictions, he could be charged with this crime.
Sentence for Possession of Handgun by a Previous Offender in Loveland and Estes Park
Possession of a Weapon by a Previous Offender is a class 6 felony unless there are aggravating factors present. If the person charged possesses a dangerous weapon then it is a class 5 felony. It can also be charged as a class 5 felony if the person was previously convicted of Burglary, Arson, or another felony involving the use of force or a deadly weapon within 10 years from the date of conviction or within 10 years from the date of release from incarceration.