According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Utah, Michael Anthony Rangel, 42, Ogden, was found guilty Thursday of unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition in 2022.

“According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, in July 2022, officers with the Ogden Metro Gang Task Force conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle with Mr. Rangel as the passenger,” the release said. “Rangel, knowing he was a convicted felon and restricted from possessing a firearm and ammunition, possessed a Taurus PT111 G2 pistol. Officers seized the firearm and associated ammunition, and it was later discovered the firearm was manufactured outside the State of Utah and had traveled through interstate commerce.”

The release added that Rangel will be sentenced at a later date.

The case is being investigated by Ogden Metro Gang Task Force.

Rangel was convicted five times on various drug-related charges from July 2004 through November 2013.