DAY NINE: Trial Against Honduran Drug Trafficker, Geovanny Fuentes Ramirez

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What Happened Today

  • Special Agent Sandalio Gonzalez finished cross examination

  • Firearm expert Jonathan Fox testified

Key Details That Surfaced

  • US Government rests its case

  • Geovanny Fuentes Ramirez's (GFR) defense declined to present witnesses (which is not required by the defense in a criminal case)

What Will Happen Tomorrow:

  • Closing remarks (expected to take approximately 3.5 hours)

  • Jurors will receive instructions from Judge Castel and deliberations will begin

Photo: Pro-Honduras Network

Photo: Pro-Honduras Network

More Details

Firearms Expert Jonathan Fox

  • Works with the Nassau County (unclear?), Office of the Medical Examiner in the Forensic Sciences area. Fox is Forensic scientist 3 in the firearms section. Fox tests and identifies operability of firearms and examines firearm and ammunition evidence.

  • A detective for 22 years in police and firearms analysis in the NYPD.

  • Fox is shown several photos of weapons found on GFR’s phone that was seized by US authorities upon his arrest. Fox explained each weapon to the court including how it works, what it’s used for (military grade, short versus long-distance firing, etc), and features that it has (easy to conceal, can be modified to be automatic, etc). Fox brought samples of each type of gun to show to the court. Pictures were shown of the following weapons and descriptions were provided:

    • AR15 semi-automatic weapon

    • AR15-type semi-automatic weapon. AR15s can also be fully automatic

    • CZ Scorpion automatic pistol: military use only

    • Pump action shot gun. Used mostly for close range firing because of the way that the ammunition is dispersed.

    • Glock semi-automatic handguns (9 mm and 10 mm) - can be modified with a selector switch. Easy to conceal.

    • Magazines and extended magazines

    • Berreta semi-automatic pistol (9 mm) - less trigger pull making the weapon more accurate

    • CZ semi-automatic handgun

    • M79 Grenade launcher - 40 mm grenade. Effective 400-500 yards. Military-use.