A Farmington man, Myles Cordelle Dan Padilla, pleaded guilty on April 13 to a federal firearms offense after an armed carjacking in 2022 in which he discharged a weapon.
Padilla, age 34, admitted in court documents that on April 10, 2022, he took a motor vehicle from another individual by force while using a firearm. As a previously convicted felon, Padilla was prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition at the time of the incident.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico, Padilla pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and now faces up to fifteen years in prison when sentenced. The announcement was made by First Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office.
The case was investigated by the Farmington Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office with assistance from the Navajo Nation Police Department and Navajo Department of Criminal Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark A. Probasco is prosecuting.
Padilla’s sentencing date has not yet been set.
