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 enter a car and drive away.
Shortly thereafter, Denver Police officers stopped the car and had all three men get out of the vehicle. When Alvin Madison exited the car, the officers patted him down for weapons. They 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 car’s driver 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.
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