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U.S. Attorney’s Office indicts man on firearm and immigration charges

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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — A federal grand jury indicted 44-year-old Teodoro Diaz-Ochoa on five total counts of firearm and immigration-related charges on Wednesday.

Charges included:

  • Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition
  • Alien in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition
  • Reentry of a Removed Alien 

The charging documents allege Diaz-Ochoa is in the U.S. illegally and was previously convicted of felony Attempted Sexual Assault. He was last deported from the U.S. on April 22, 2016.
According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Arizona, Arizona Game and Fish Officers encountered Diaz-Ochoa on January 22, 2025. Diaz-Ochoa was allegedly found in possession of a Savage bolt-action rifle and 80 rounds of various ammunition.

According to the same press release, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives executed a federal search warrant at Diaz-Ochoa’s residence on March 26, 2025, and discovered a Remington semi-automatic shotgun and 18 rounds of various ammunition.