SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On April 24, 2025, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging Ilario Ernesto D’Oleo-Rosario (the Defendant) with one count for firearms violation and one count for re-entry after deportation. The defendant was arrested on April 19, 2025, by agents from the Puerto Rico Police Bureau and the investigation is being conducted by the United States Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
According to the indictment, on or about April 19, 2025, the Defendant, knowing he was an alien illegally and unlawfully in the United States, possessed a firearm — a Glock 27, .40 caliber, and 9 rounds of .40 caliber ammunition. The Defendant had been previously removed from the United States and was found and arrested in Puerto Rico, without obtaining, prior to his return to the United States, the express consent of the Secretary of Homeland Security to reapply for admission into the United States.
According to the facts set forth in a criminal complaint filed on April 19, 2025, in Case No. 25-388 (M), at approximately 12:27 a.m., on April 19th, the defendant’s vehicle was observed by agents of the Puerto Rico Police Bureau (PRPB) driving in the oncoming traffic lane and swerving in and out of lanes. A PRPB agent stopped the Defendant’s vehicle, but the Defendant fled. The PRPB pursued the Defendant and again intervened with the Defendant in front of a residence where he had parked the vehicle. The Defendant attempted to flee on foot, failed to comply with police commands and resisted arrest. The Defendant had to be tasered three times before he was subdued. A PRPB agent observed in plain view (and later recovered) the loaded firearm described above in the vehicle. A PRPB agent administered a breathalyzer test that reflected a blood alcohol content of 0.174%.
“I commend the outstanding work of the agents of the Puerto Rico Police Bureau in the apprehension of the Defendant,” said W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico.
If convicted, the defendant faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison for the firearms violation (18 USC § 922(g)(5)), and two years for reentry after deportation (8 USC § 1326(a)). A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow of the District of Puerto Rico and Rebecca González-Ramos, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) San Juan made the announcement.
Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) Corinne Cordero-Romo from the Violent Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).
An indictment is merely an allegation and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
