Four Ordered Held Without Bond Pending Trial in Firearms Straw Purchasing and Smuggling Operation

The indicted defendants and their charges are:

• Cesar Antonio Cardona-Garcia, age 22, of Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, is charged with one count of aiding and abetting the smuggling of firearms, namely six assault-style rifles, and one count of possession of a firearm by an undocumented alien;
• Salvador Martinez, age 32, of San Antonio, is charged with one count of aiding and abetting the smuggling of firearms, namely four assault-style rifles, and one count of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm;
• Abigail Sabrina Trevino, age 22, of San Antonio, and Jonathan Paul Barrera, age 28, of Del Rio, Texas, are both charged with one count of aiding and abetting the smuggling of a firearm, namely one assault-style rifle, and one count of making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm;
• Angel Charles Garcia, age 19 of Shawnee, OK, and Elisa Hernandez Ramirez, age 24, of Devine, Texas, along with San Antonio residents Frank Hernandez, age 23, Wayne Russell Dixon, age 53, Rey David de la O-Rodriguez, age 21, Jasmine Leeann Gordo, age 22, Amanda Lopez, age 24, Denise Ordaz, age 19, Jessica Marie Cortes, age 22, Louis Christopher Martinez, age 24, Margil Cortes, Jr., age 19, and, Patricio Nova, age 32, are all charged with one count of making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm. Each of them allegedly purchased an assault-style rifle and immediately turned it over to another individual after claiming that they were the true purchaser.