Mexican Man Unlawfully Residing in White City Pleads Guilty to Firearm Crime
A Mexican national unlawfully residing in Jackson County pleaded guilty this week for illegally possessing a firearm.
According to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon, 24-year-old Saul Uriel Nunez-Vega appeared Monday in US District Court in Medford.
On November 14, 2023, law enforcement responded to an attempted kidnapping and shooting in White City where they recovered a firearm. Surveillance footage showed Nunez-Vega in the area before the shooting occurred and investigators learned that he possessed the firearm prior to its use in the shooting.
On December 15, 2023, Nunez-Vega was charged by criminal complaint with Illegally Possessing a Firearm.
Nunez-Vega faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. He will be sentenced on August 13th before a US District Judge.
This case was investigated by US Homeland Security. It is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make neighborhoods safer for everyone.
Posted on 5/21/25 6:38AM by Sam Marsh
