Alamogordo man sentenced to federal prison

LAS CRUCES — Kenneth Colby Miller, 31, of Alamogordo, was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Las Cruces to 30 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for violating the federal firearms laws, according to a new release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Miller was arrested April 30 on a criminal complaint charging him with possession of an unregistered firearm.

According to the complaint, on Dec. 3, 2014, an officer with the Roswell Police Department conducted a routine traffic stop on Miller’s vehicle in Chaves County.

After conducting a search of Miller’s vehicle, the officer recovered a single-shot, “sawed-off” shotgun with no visible serial number or manufacturer markings. After further investigation, Miller’s background also revealed he had been convicted twice of unlawful taking of a motor vehicle and reckless driving.

On July 1, Miller pleaded guilty to felony information charging him with possession of an unregistered firearm.  Miller admitted he possessed a sawed-off, 20-gauge shotgun, which did not have a serial number and was not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.