An illegal immigrant was carrying a fully loaded firearm

An illegal immigrant was carrying a fully loaded firearm, a gun suppressor, extra ammunition and handcuff keys when he unlawfully entered the United States by driving a motorcycle around the international barriers outside the Haskell Library in Derby Line, federal authorities in Vermont said. Julio Cesar Romero-Paredes, 46, pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court in Burlington last week to unlawfully possessing a loaded .22-caliber semi-automatic pistol while being an illegal alien in the United States. He also denied a second felony charge of being in the United States while an Immigration removal order was still outstanding. If convicted, Romero-Paredes faces up to 15 years in prison on the firearm charge and up to 2 years on the illegal immigration charge.