Pittsburg, PA
Former Pittsburg Cop Charged With Owning, Selling Illegal Assault Rifles
A former Pittsburg police officer faces 4 counts of proudly owning and promoting two unlawful assault rifles.
The Contra Costa County District Lawyer’s Workplace filed expenses Thursday in opposition to Armando Montalvo. He has been charged with two counts for the manufacture, distribution, sale, or transport of an assault weapon. He additionally faces a two-count cost for the possession of assault weapons.
The alleged offenses occurred on Nov. 13 and Nov. 16, 2019 in Contra Costa County whereas Montalvo labored for the Pittsburg Police Division, from which he resigned July 8 of this yr.
District Lawyer’s Workplace spokesperson Ted Asregadoo stated a warrant has been issued for Montalvo’s arrest and bail has already been set at $200,000. The costs are half of a bigger ongoing investigation involving Pittsburg cops, particulars of which Asregadoo declined to debate.