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A0 91 (Rev. 11/11) Criminal Complaint [glit?d States District Court
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
for the AUG 02 2020
Southern District of Texas David J. Bradley, Clerk
United States of America 
v. I 
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Jason CAVAZOS .
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Defendant(s)
CRIMINAL COMPLAINT
I, the complainant in this case, state that the following is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
On or about the date(s). of July 31 2020 in the county of - Hidalgo in the
Southern District of Texas the defendant(s) violated:
Code Section O?ense Description
18 USC 922(g)(1) Unlawful to possess a firearm which has previously traveled in or affected

interstate commerce, after having been convicted in a court of law of a crime
punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.

This criminal complaint is based on these facts:

See Attached Affidavit

Submitted by reliable electronic means, sworn to, and attested to telephonically, per Fed. R. Cr. P. 4.1, and probable
cause found on: 

El Continued on the attached sheet.

Christopher QLIijano

Complainant ?s signature

 

Approved by AUS A Robert Guerra Christopher Quijano, Special Agent, ATF
Printed name and title

Sworn to before me and signed in my presence.

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Date; 08/02l2020

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City and state: McAllen, Texas . cott cker, U.S. Magistrate Judge

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I, Special Agent Christopher Quijano, affiant, do hereby depose and state the
following. .

On July 31, 2020, Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) were
assisting Officers from the Edinburg Police Depa rtmEnt conduct surveillance as part
of a narcotics investigation. While Conducting surveillance, Edinburg PD conducted
a traffic stop on a silver Hyundai Elantra for failure to drive in a single lane. 
Upon approaching the vehicle, law e?nfOrcement identified the driver as Jason Eric
CAVAZOS (hereinafter referred to as CAVAZOS). CAVAZOS was acting abnormally
nervous and law enforcement askedhim to step out of the vehicle and conducted
a ?pat down? of CAVAZOS for purposes of officer safety. The pat down revealed a
Smith and Wesson Smith 8: Wesson, model Bodyguard-380, .380 caliber pistol,
bearing serial number EAK5654 in left front waistband. When asked if he
possessed a license to carry a firearm, CAVAZOS admitted that he did not possess
a concealed firearms permit, and further stated that he was a convicted felon.

A criminal history check of CAVAZOS revealed CAVAZOS was previously convicted
of the State Jail Felony offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance on April-8,
2019 in the 430'ch Judicial District Court of Hidal'go? County in Case Number CR-2552-
17-J. Thi's offense isa crime punishableby more than one year in prison.

Agents for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF), were contacted and
arrived to interview CAVAZOS. In a post-Miranda interview, CAVAZOS admitted to
being a convicted felon, and possessing the firearm for personal protection.

ATF Interstate Nexus Expert Noel R. Rangel was contacted for an Interstate Nexus
determination on Smith Wesson, model Bodyguard 380, .380 caliber pistol,
bearing serial number EAK5654. The ATF Interstate Nexus Expert determined that
the firearm was found to be manufactured outside of the state of Texas and affects.
interstate or foreign com.merce The firearm is involved in a violation of 18 USC