Federal grand jury indicts felon for possessing ammo

Guy J. Bass, 29, faces charges, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced

A federal grand jury in Sacramento returned a two-count indictment Thursday against a 29-year-old Vacaville man, charging him with being a felon in possession of ammunition, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced in a press statement.

According to court documents, on Sept. 18, 2020, Vacaville police officers arrested Guy Joseph Bass on an outstanding arrest warrant. During the arrest, officers searched Bass and found a Glock-style “ghost gun,” or homemade or improvised firearm, loaded with an extended magazine containing 17 rounds.

Additionally, on Nov. 18, 2020, police officers approached a parked vehicle with two occupants. A K-9 officer alerted other officers about drugs inside in the vehicle, and Bass handed a bag containing approximately a quarter ounce of suspected methamphetamine to the officers. A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of an unserialized .223-caliber AR-style pistol and a 30-round magazine loaded with 11 rounds of ammunition.

The U.S. Attorney’s statement did not indicate if Bass has an attorney.

If convicted, Bass faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count. Any sentence, however, is at the discretion of the district court and federal sentencing guidelines.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Adrian T. Kinsella leads the prosecution.

The case stemmed from 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.

Also, the case is brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone, Scott noted in the prepared statement.