Crime

Solano County man sentenced to 5 years in prison after illegally possessing a firearm

By Adesuwa Agbonile
Police charged Paul Guadalupe Gonzales 10 felonies after they say he ate expensive meals and then skimped out on the bill on dates with more than a dozen women. He pleaded not guilty.
Police charged Paul Guadalupe Gonzales 10 felonies after they say he ate expensive meals and then skimped out on the bill on dates with more than a dozen women. He pleaded not guilty. Sacramento Bee file

A Solano County man was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison after being convicted of illegally possessing a firearm as a felon, according to a press release by the Department of Justice.

Jerry Lyle Andrews was arrested in 2017 after police officers conducted a search of his home in Vallejo and at the Fairfield hotel where Andrews was staying. Before he was arrested, he discarded a .40-caliber semi-automatic handgun, loaded with 12 rounds of ammunition, underneath a car.

Andrews had previous convictions, including assaulting a police officer in 2016 with a firearm in Solano County. Because of his previous offenses, it was illegal for him to posses firearms.

Andrews’ sentencing comes after a joint investigation into his crimes by the Vacaville Police Department, the Fairfield Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Solano County Violent Crimes Task Force.

This story was originally published August 16, 2018 at 8:10 PM.

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