August 21, 2021 - SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Guy Joseph Bass, 29, of Vacaville, pleaded guilty on August 17, 2021, to being a felon in possession of ammunition, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

According to court documents, On Sept. 18, 2020, police officers arrested Bass on an outstanding arrest warrant. During the arrest, Bass admitted he had a firearm on his person. A search of his person uncovered a Glock style privately made firearm, also known as a “ghost gun,” loaded with an extended magazine containing 17 rounds. Bass cannot possess a firearm or ammunition because he was previously convicted of a felony offense.

Additionally, on Nov. 28, 2020, police officers approached a parked vehicle Bass was sitting in. A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of a different privately made .223 caliber AR-style pistol and a 30‑round magazine loaded with at least nine rounds of ammunition.

This case is the product of an investigation by the Vacaville Police Department, the Solano County District Attorney’s Office, the FBI’s Solano County Violent Crimes Task Force, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorney Adrian T. Kinsella is prosecuting the case.

U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez is scheduled to sentence Bass on Dec. 7, 2021. Bass faces a maximum statutory penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count. The actual sentence, however, will be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables.

This case is being prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.

Source: DOJ Release