A Fresno man was sentenced Thursday to more than six years in federal prison for illegally possessing ammunition loaded in a “ghost gun,” federal prosecutors said.

Felipe Macias, 28, was sentenced to six years and five months in prison by U.S. District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff for being a felon in possession of ammunition, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced.

According to court documents, in August 2024, Macias was seen on a city bus in Fresno with the grip of a firearm protruding from his waistband. Undercover officers later confronted him at a smoke shop, where they recovered a black “ghost gun,” described as a privately manufactured firearm without a serial number, loaded with a high-capacity magazine.

Authorities said Macias was a previously convicted felon and was on post-release community supervision at the time of his arrest. He pleaded guilty on Sept. 29, 2025.

The investigation was conducted by the Fresno Police Department, the Selma Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Veneman-Hughes prosecuted the case.

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